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TrainsTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 164, Segment 2

Oct 23, 2015 • 53m

Guest: Drake Hokanson, Author and Photographer Before interstates crisscrossed America, rails were the nation’s arteries. The construction of the nation’s first transcontinental line from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California was a stunning feat that changed the face of the West. Suddenly, Americans and American companies could transport themselves and their goods from coast to coast in a matter of days. New towns sprang up along the rail line. New industries thrived.

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