Engineering, Circa 1869 - National Parks Gallery

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Engineering, Circa 1869 - National Parks Gallery

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The Big Fill and Big Trestle were the largest engineering projects between the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains for the respective companies. The fill took 500 men, 250 horses, and over two months to build. Workers on the Big Fill were mostly sourced from local labor.

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1869

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41.63100, -112.49400

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