![]() It was the first time the trains from the Pacific coast and the Atlantic coast had met, and I saw it with my own eyes! We cheered with excitement, men threw their hats in the air, ladies waved handkerchiefs, and Joe ran wild with some other boys. ![]() ![]() Both engines greeted each other with a sharp whistle. Facing it, on another sidetrack, was California's locomotive. Late this afternoon our tracklayers arrived at the Summit! The Union Pacific engine came to a stop with a loud release of steam. Dedication " This book is dedicated with love to my mother, Jeanne Kern Gregory, my first editor, whose early insistence on good spelling and good grammar helped me put words on the page." Book description " May 5, 1869
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