Bringing Truckee’s Railroad History to Life!
Truckee’s railroads
150 Years Ago
Bringing Truckee’s Railroad History to Life!
150 Years Ago RR Celebrations
Unique timing allows us to weave RR
construction events of 150 years
ago with our current museum
development efforts
Celebrations Annually Leading up to
Museum’s opening in 2018
Coincides with the 150th anniversary
of the Railroad arriving in Truckee
Bringing Truckee’s Railroad History to Life!
Celebration’s Benefits
1. Build Merchant support through
Chamber of Commerce & Downtown
Merchant’s Association
• They could see the value of joint
museum/merchant planning activities bringing
more tourists
• Also build direct merchant support for the
museum
2. Increase resident’s awareness of:
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Railroad’s role in building Truckee
Value of the new museum
Bringing Truckee’s Railroad History to Life!
Eight years Celebrating RR history
2011(1861) Truckee Celebration
June 21, 1861: “Central Pacific Rail Road of California”
incorporated
2012(1862) Truckee Celebration
July 1, 1862: President Lincoln signs the Pacific
Railway Act
2013(1863) Truckee Celebration probably in October
(Jointly with California Railroad Museum?)
January 8, 1863: Ground-breaking ceremonies take
place at Sacramento, California
2014(1864) Truckee Celebration probably in June
(Jointly with Folsom Railroad Museum?)
June 3, 1864: The first revenue train on the Central
Pacific operates between Sacramento and
Newcastle, California
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Eight Years Celebrating (2)
2015(1865) Truckee Celebration May or June (Jointly
with Nevada City Railroad Museum?)
May 13, 1865: Central Pacific opened to Auburn
September 1, 1865: Central Pacific opened to Colfax
2016(1866) Truckee Celebration
Dutch Flat road completed (we could celebrate this
in the summer)
2017(1867) Truckee Celebration
August Summit Tunnel completed
2018(1868) Truckee Celebration
April 3,1868 Central Pacific railroad opened to
Truckee
New museum opened officially?
Bringing Truckee’s Railroad History to Life!
Next Steps
Designate Celebrations manager
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Experienced in planning events
Connections with Truckee’s business
community
Organize a joint Merchants/RR
museum planning committee
150th Anniversaries of the Transcontinental Railroad
2011(1861) Truckee Celebration
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June 21, 1861: “Central Pacific Rail Road of California” incorporated
2012(1862) Truckee Celebration
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July 1, 1862: President Lincoln signs the Pacific Railway Act, which authorized the Central
Pacific and the Union Pacific to build a railroad to the Pacific Ocean.
2013(1863) Truckee Celebration probably in October (Jointly with California Railroad Museum?)
January 8, 1863: Ground-breaking ceremonies take place at Sacramento, California, at the foot
of "K" Street at the waterfront of the Sacramento River.[4]
● October 26, 1863: First rail laid at Sacramento.
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(Jointly with California Railroad Museum?)
2014(1864) Truckee Celebration probably in June (Jointly with Folsom Railroad Museum?)
April 26, 1864: Central Pacific opened to Roseville, 18 miles (29 km), where it makes a
junction with the California Central Rail Road, operating from Folsom north to Lincoln.
● June 3, 1864: The first revenue train on the Central Pacific operates between Sacramento and
Newcastle, California
● October 8, 1864: Following passage of the amendment to the Pacific Railroad Act, the
company's name is changed to "Central Pacific Railroad of California," a new corporation.
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2015(1865) Truckee Celebration May or June (Jointly with Nevada City Railroad Museum?)
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May 13, 1865: Central Pacific opened 36 miles (58 km) to Auburn, California.
September 1, 1865: Central Pacific opened 54 miles (87 km) to Colfax, California (formerly
known as "Illinoistown.")
2016(1866) Truckee Celebration
Dutch Flat road completed (we could celebrate this in the summer)
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December 3, 1866: Central Pacific opened 92 miles (148 km) to Cisco, California.
December 1, 1868: Central Pacific opened to Summit of the Sierra Nevada, 105 miles (169 km).
2017(1867) Truckee Celebration
August Summit Tunnel completed
2018(1868) Truckee Celebration
April 3,1868 Central Pacific railroad opened to Truckee
New museum opened officially?
2019(1869) Truckee Celebration
May 10, 1869: The Central Pacific and Union Pacific tracks meet in Promontory, Utah.
(We might be able to celebrate with both the Union Pacific and the Utah Railroad Museum in
Ogden,UT.)
● May 15, 1869: The first transcontinental trains are run over the new line to Sacramento.
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