2/29/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
SE corner of Main and Page Sts, Newcastle - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
2/29/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/29/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 52.532, W 121 8.040
About this landmark
Plaque text:
First Transcontinental Railroad
Newcastle
Regular freight and passenger trains began operating over the first 31 miles of Central Pacific's line to Newcastle June 10, 1864, when political opposition and lack of money stopped further construction during that mild winter. Construction was resumed in April, 1865.