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The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail company chartered by U.S. Congress in 1862 to build a railroad eastwards from Sacramento, California, to complete most of the western part of the "First transcontinental railroad" in North America.
Central Pacific Railroad, American railroad company founded in 1861 by a group of California merchants known later as the “Big Four” (Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker); they are best remembered for having built part of the first American transcontinental rail line.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 7, 2024 · From an operational standpoint the Central Pacific Railroad (CP) disappeared long ago and existed as a separate corporate entity only briefly before joining the Southern Pacific. However, it holds an important place in American history by helping establish the Transcontinental Railroad in conjunction with the Union Pacific.
- June 28, 1861-June 30, 1959
- Sacramento, California
- October 26, 1863-April 1, 1885
- California, Nevada, Utah
Apr 20, 2010 · Learn about the construction, competition and impact of the transcontinental railroad that linked the United States from east to west in 1869. The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies faced many challenges and controversies along the way.
Central Pacific Railroad at Cape Horn c.1880. The Central Pacific laid 690 miles (1,110 km) of track, starting in Sacramento, California, in 1863 and continuing over the rugged 7,000-foot (2,100 m) Sierra Nevada mountains at Donner Pass into the new state of Nevada.
The first transcontinental railroad was completed when the rails of the Union Pacific, reaching westward from Omaha, Nebraska, and those of the Central Pacific Railroad, reaching eastward from Sacramento, California were joined, completing the coast-to-coast connection.
Learn about the history and impact of the Central Pacific Railroad, one of the two companies that built the first transcontinental railway in the United States. Find out how it was funded, constructed, and expanded, and what challenges and controversies it faced.
