Talk:Railroad Wars

Placer County writeup is confused
Currently, the article reads:


 * Because the Sacramento Valley company was in need of American-made rail for use in the First Transcontinental Railroad, the abandonment of the Sacramento, Placer and Nevada road gave them an opportunity to purchase new rail cheaply. To the contrary, the Central Pacific was interested in completing the road to Auburn.[1]

I don't think this is right. The errors aren't in Reference 1 or Reference 2 (adapted to http://www.auburnchamber.net/visiting-auburn/historical-tour/historical-overview ; fixing the link is a separate, minor issue.) The Sacramento Valley company wasn't building the First Transcontinental Railroad, but did want the rail for another project. The Central Pacific was indeed building through Auburn which was part of building the First Transcontinental Railroad. Oaklandguy (talk) 06:31, 21 August 2013 (UTC)