Promontory

Japanese: Promontory
Promontory

…The construction was carried out by groups of workers, primarily Irish immigrants (and Chinese workers on the Central Pacific Railroad), who leveled the ground, laid sleepers, and laid the rails, making the most of freight cars to transport materials and often feeding themselves on buffalo meat. On May 10, 1869, the two lines joined forces in Promontory, Utah, completing a political and military feat that connected Omaha, the westernmost point of the railroad at the time, with the Pacific Ocean. The railroad subsequently contributed to the development of cattle ranching, lumbering, mining, and agriculture in the states along the line, including Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, and California. …

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Japanese:

…アイルランド人移民を中心とする労働者群が(セントラル・パシフィック鉄道では中国人労働者が)整地,枕木並べ,レール敷設の順序で,資材運搬には貨車を最大限に利用し,しばしばバッファローの肉で自給しながら建設を進めた。1869年5月10日ユタ州プロモントリーPromontoryで両者は結合し,当時の鉄道の最西端オマハと太平洋が結ばれるという政治的・軍事的偉業が完成した。その後この鉄道はネブラスカ,コロラド,ワイオミング,ネバダ,カリフォルニアの沿線諸州の牧畜,木材業,鉱山業,農業の発展に寄与した。…

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