Pass over the Alta train tracks in the city of Alta, which has a population of about 700 people. Alta is a small mountain town with a school and a shop. This railroad was the first transcontinental railroad, reaching from the east to the west coasts. It was built between 1863 and 1869.

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Location: Alta, Placer County, California, United States

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