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=== Route === | === Route === | ||
Some of the towns, with their modern county names built along the original transcontinental Union Pacific Railroad from east to west were: | Some of the towns, with their modern county names, built along the original transcontinental Union Pacific Railroad from east to west were: | ||
[[Nebraska|Nebraska]] | [[Nebraska|Nebraska]] | ||
*Omaha (earlier known as Elkhorn), Douglas County | *Omaha (earlier known as Elkhorn), Douglas County | ||
*Lincoln, Lancaster County | *Lincoln, Lancaster County | ||
*Grand Island, Hall County | *Grand Island, Hall County | ||
*Kearney, Buffalo County | *Kearney, Buffalo County | ||
*North Platte, Lincoln County | *North Platte, Lincoln County | ||
*Ogallala, Keith County | *Ogallala, Keith County | ||
*Sidney, Cheyenne County | *Sidney, Cheyenne County | ||
[[Portal:Colorado|Colorado]] | [[Portal:Colorado|Colorado]] | ||
*Julesburg, Sedgwick County | *Julesburg, Sedgwick County | ||
*Feeder line to Denver, Denver County | *Feeder line to Denver, Denver County | ||
*Pine Bluff (Part of Cheyenne), Laramie County | [[Wyoming|Wyoming]] | ||
*Cheyenne, Laramie County | |||
*Laramie, Albany County | *Hillsdale, Laramie County | ||
*Rawlins, | *Pine Bluff (Part of Cheyenne), Laramie County | ||
*Green River, | *Cheyenne, Laramie County | ||
*Laramie, Albany County | |||
*Sacramento, California | *Rawlins, Crook County | ||
*Green River, Sweetwater County | |||
[[Utah|Utah]] | |||
*Ogden, Weber County | |||
*Brigham City, Box Elder County | |||
*Corrine, Box Elder County | |||
*Promontory Summit, Box Elder County | |||
Ogden connected the [[Central Pacific Railroad|Central Pacific]] tracks to | |||
*Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | |||
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||