Title :
Wire line and carrier communications on the union pacific railroad
Author_Institution :
Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Neb.
Abstract :
Communications in the area presently served by the Union Pacific Railroad Company preceded the Railroad by several years. The telegraph line of the Overland Telegraph Company, starting at Omaha, Nebraska, and extending westward through Salt Lake City, Utah, to San Francisco, California, was constructed in the years 1860 and 1861; while the construction of the Railroad did not start until 1864.
Keywords :
Cities and towns; Communication systems; Companies; Relays; Switches; Transceivers; Wires;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TCE.1960.6367303
