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Originally Posted by knuckler
The fourth installment of the Transcontinental re-do is the Truckee Pioneers (formerly the Sierras).
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A lttle history at this stop
Late Summer 1865
Central Pacific crews begin the slow job of hand-drilling 12 tunnels through the Sierra Nevada, averaging a few inches through the rock a day. By year's end approximately 6,000 Chinese men will work in and around the tunnels. They will constitute up to 80% of the workforce throughout the project.