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On this day, 150 years ago, two daring railroads, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific, met at Promontory Summit, Utah from east and west respectively. And with the driving of a single golden spike, the United States of America, which only a few years earlier had been torn apart by civil war, was truly united. For the first time, there was a swift efficient trade route to California and beyond, there were new settlement opportunities opened up for immigrants seeking a new life, and the cross country journey had been reduced from a sluggish and grueling six months to a swift and easy six DAYS. While many of the names of the bold and courageous men who sacrificed everything to make this dream a reality have been lost to history, the impact their work has had on America, on history, as well as the rest of the world, will last for generations upon generations to come.

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On this day, 150 years ago, two daring railroads, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific, met at Promontory Summit, Utah from east and west respectively. And with the driving of a single golden spike, the United States of America, which only a few years earlier had been torn apart by civil war, was truly united. For the first time, there was a swift efficient trade route to California and beyond, there were new settlement opportunities opened up for immigrants seeking a new life, and the cross country journey had been reduced from a sluggish and grueling six months to a swift and easy six DAYS. While many of the names of the bold and courageous men who sacrificed everything to make this dream a reality have been lost to history, the impact their work has had on America, on history, as well as the rest of the world, will last for generations upon generations to come.