from the publisher's website: A game for train lovers across America! More than 140 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act. With this historic stroke of a pen, the stage was set for Union Pacific to open the American West to settlers and, in the process, connect a continent. The transcontinental route heralded the Industrial Revolution and modernized transportation, turning the grueling, six-month, $1,000 journey from New York to San Francisco into a week long trip costing a mere $70. It took an army of 20,000 men, working 12 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week, for six years, to connect America east to west by rail. It was a remarkable feat, as the system was built primarily by hand. With the driving of the Golden Spike on May 10, 1869, the route was complete, and a vast, largely unpopulated region was poised for growth. Today, the 50,000 men and women of Union Pacific still connect America s communities, transporting the raw materials and finished goods that keep our economy, and our country, moving. Tokens include: Railroad crossing signal; Engineer s cap, Golden Spike, Caboose, Locomotive, and a Lantern.

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