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While construction on Sierra
tunnels delayed Central Pacific, advance forces at Truckee
began building 40 miles of track east and west of Truckee,
moving supplies by wagon and sled, and Summit Tunnel was
opened in December 1867. The line reached Truckee April
3, 1868, the Sierra was conquered. Rails reached Reno
June 19, and construction advanced eastward toward the
meeting with Union Pacific at the rate of one mile daily.
On May 10, 1869, the rails met at Promontory (Utah) to
complete the first transcontinental railroad.
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