Central Pacific Railroad
Railroad company
The Central Pacific Railroad 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. Wikipedia
Founders: Leland Stanford, Collis Potter Huntington, Charles Crocker, and more
Founded: June 28, 1861, Sacramento
Ceased operations: April 1, 1885
Successor: Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Headquarters: Omaha, NE
Track gauge: 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge