Railroad construction workers at Tunnel #2 in Utah Territory, 1868 or 1869.
The longest of four tunnels built in Weber Canyon was 757-foot-long Tunnel 2. Work on this tunnel started in October 1868 and was completed six months later. The tunnels were all made with the new dangerous nitroglycerine explosive, which expedited work but caused some fatal accidents.
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Photo File: Railroad - Company - Union Pacific - Construction, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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