Where should I look for information about Central Pacific Railroad surveys?
See the two Reports sections of the readings, and Railroad Maps Exhibit where there are links to three sets of detailed survey maps from California and Nevada. Theodore Judah’s description of the route is included in the 1863 first annual report of the CPRR. Also see the note about the Judah CPRR survey route map at the California State Archives. For 1850’s survey information, see the Explorations and Surveys for the Pacific Railroad (a 12 volume work in 13 books, including a volume of maps), and the Stansbury book which has a rarely seen second volume of maps – both of these books are available online from the University of Michigan – see the links on the CPRR.org Online Books page. (We haven’t found the maps from these books on-line – please tell us if you find that they are available on the Internet.) David Bain’s meticulously research book “Empire Express” is a great source, or see the several chapters of John Galloway’s book reproduced on this website. Also see the question about
