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   Theodore Judah railroads in California and the Pacific Railroad  

Judah returned to California where he did some more minor surveying jobs, notably for the Central California and the Sacramento, Placer and Nevada railroads. Meanwhile, interest for railroads in general and the Pacific Railroad in particular increased nationwide. In 1859, Theodore Judah and his friend journalist Lauren Upson of the Sacramento Union organized a Pacific Railroad Convention gathering delegates from California, Oregon and the territories of Washington and Arizona …

 

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