Congress dictated that the first transcontinental railroad had to join somewhere between the California /Nevada border and Omaha. Early estimates as late as 1868 placed it to be in the middle of Wyoming or middle of Nevada. I will present the history of those last days in building the junction city and the driving of the Golden Spike.
Chief Engineer, business manager, The Meldab Co. medical computers; Program manager and Director 3D, real time graphic computers; small business owner. Now retired.