All aboard!
Next stop, the California State Railroad Museum.
This Sacramento museum is fun for the whole family.
The Transcontinental Railroad is detailed in several exhibits.
Culminating with it's completion at Promontory Point.
The Transcontinental Railroad was a phenomenal undertaking.
Rich in history and ushering the Modern Era.
Visitors can explore several relics from the golden age of rail.
L.A. to Chicago in 39.5 hours...
In comfort and style...
Specialized cars transported mail until 1977.
Hard to imagine a more efficient means.
Mail is now transported by truck and airplane.
A classic steam engine.
Upstairs focuses on President Lincoln's contribution to the RR.
Lincoln was an enthusiastic proponent of a Transcontinental Railroad.
He signed legislation authorizing loans and subsidies for it's construction.
The exhibit ends with the Walt Whitman poem "O Captain! My Captain!"
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