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I’m a Fan of AMC’s Hell on Wheels. Is the Route Constructed from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Sacramento, California, Still In Use Today?

by | Dec 20, 2016 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

I’m a fan of AMC’s Hell on Wheels. Is the route constructed from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Sacramento, California, still in use today? Mark Wilson San Diego, California The first Transcontinental Railroad, built in the 1860s, was primarily two lines, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific; the former building west and the latter heading east. Some portions of the route, including the historic meeting point at Promontory Summit in Utah, were later abandoned. Trains still chug over most of


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