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Theodore Judah, American engineer, founded the Central Pacific Railroad (died 1863)
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Theodore Judah
American engineer and businessman (1826–1863)
Theodore Dehone Judah was an American civil engineer who was a central figure in the original promotion, establishment, and design of the first transcontinental railroad. He found investors for what became the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR). As chief engineer, he performed much…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Central Pacific Railroad
U.S. company that built western leg of the first transcontinental railroad
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. Incorporated in 1861, CPRR ceased…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)