Central Pacific trans-Sierra line in winter : photograph album, 1890.

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Central Pacific trans-Sierra line in winter : photograph album, 1890.

Mountain landscapes, trains, tracks, trestles, snowsheds -- all covered with heavy snow. Crews digging out tracks. Rotary blade track sweepers and other snowplows.

1 v. (49 photos) and 4 separate prints.

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