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Iron Horse Road: a Tale from Gold Mountain

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Iron Horse Road: a Tale from Gold Mountain recounts one of the great untold epics of American history: The story of the Chinese laborers–neither truly enslaved nor truly free–who built the most rugged stretches of the Transcontinental Railroad.

More than 150 years ago, these Gold Mountain Men tunneled through mountains, dangled over cliffs, and dragged entire trains over alpine summits where other Americans feared to tread. The prosperity of the gilded age was founded on their blood, sweat and grit, but their story has long been suppressed, minimized and forgotten.

For Iron Horse Road, the father/son team behind Blood on Gold Mountain retrace the steps of these workers from the Sacramento hills to the snows of Donner Summit. Equal parts history and travelogue, Iron Horse Road uses binaural 3D audio to transport the listener to deep canyons, echoing caverns and windswept peaks–a world where adventure is always around the corner, and the past is carved in blood and stone.

Note:

I mention that Cantonese was a common language among the Railroad Chinese. This Is true, however, it is important to acknowledge that other dialects, such as Toishan, and languages, such as Hakka, were spoken by large numbers of Chinese laborers in the old west.

Bibliography:

Importance of Transcontinental Railroads:

https://www.history.com/news/transcontinental-railroad-changed-america

https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2015/beyond-bls/railroads-old-industry-still-vital-in-todays-economy.htm

https://www.american-rails.com/i.html#:~:text=With%20World%20War%20I's%20outbreak,issues%20on%20the%20home%20front

https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AAR-Rail-Shutdown-Report-September-2022.pdf

Union Pacific vs Central Pacific

https://www.up.com/heritage/history/overview/construction/index.htm

https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/history/sherman-hill-the-first-rocky-mountain-railroad-pass/

https://www.truckeehistory.org/native-americans.html

John Henry

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=165173

https://www.americanheritage.com/iron-spine

https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/hand-built-railroad-defines-unites-nation/8310

https://railroad.lindahall.org/essays/tunnels-bridges.html

https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/150transconrrebook.pdf

Work Conditions

https://books.google.com/books?id=Kig4DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=central+pacific+120+degrees+railroad&source=bl&ots=TVLWIzO6xH&sig=ACfU3U3qrNRSX6nerMgudT2OYSAgIq3zSA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8tPiKjcn_AhWliO4BHX-8Aj8Q6AF6BAhJEAM#v=onepage&q=central%20pacific%20120%20degrees%20railroad&f=false

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl2WDfkTa3g

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-construction-of-the-transcontinental-railroad-depended-on-chinese-immigrants

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Iron Horse Road: a Tale from Gold Mountain recounts one of the great untold epics of American history: The story of the Chinese laborers–neither truly enslaved nor truly free–who built the most rugged stretches of the Transcontinental Railroad.

More than 150 years ago, these Gold Mountain Men tunneled through mountains, dangled over cliffs, and dragged entire trains over alpine summits where other Americans feared to tread. The prosperity of the gilded age was founded on their blood, sweat and grit, but their story has long been suppressed, minimized and forgotten.

For Iron Horse Road, the father/son team behind Blood on Gold Mountain retrace the steps of these workers from the Sacramento hills to the snows of Donner Summit. Equal parts history and travelogue, Iron Horse Road uses binaural 3D audio to transport the listener to deep canyons, echoing caverns and windswept peaks–a world where adventure is always around the corner, and the past is carved in blood and stone.

Note:

I mention that Cantonese was a common language among the Railroad Chinese. This Is true, however, it is important to acknowledge that other dialects, such as Toishan, and languages, such as Hakka, were spoken by large numbers of Chinese laborers in the old west.

Bibliography:

Importance of Transcontinental Railroads:

https://www.history.com/news/transcontinental-railroad-changed-america

https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2015/beyond-bls/railroads-old-industry-still-vital-in-todays-economy.htm

https://www.american-rails.com/i.html#:~:text=With%20World%20War%20I's%20outbreak,issues%20on%20the%20home%20front

https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AAR-Rail-Shutdown-Report-September-2022.pdf

Union Pacific vs Central Pacific

https://www.up.com/heritage/history/overview/construction/index.htm

https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/history/sherman-hill-the-first-rocky-mountain-railroad-pass/

https://www.truckeehistory.org/native-americans.html

John Henry

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=165173

https://www.americanheritage.com/iron-spine

https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/hand-built-railroad-defines-unites-nation/8310

https://railroad.lindahall.org/essays/tunnels-bridges.html

https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/150transconrrebook.pdf

Work Conditions

https://books.google.com/books?id=Kig4DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=central+pacific+120+degrees+railroad&source=bl&ots=TVLWIzO6xH&sig=ACfU3U3qrNRSX6nerMgudT2OYSAgIq3zSA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8tPiKjcn_AhWliO4BHX-8Aj8Q6AF6BAhJEAM#v=onepage&q=central%20pacific%20120%20degrees%20railroad&f=false

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl2WDfkTa3g

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-construction-of-the-transcontinental-railroad-depended-on-chinese-immigrants

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