:02:18
Let the ribbons of the
union pacific railroad
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Omaha, Nebraska Territory
December 1, 1863
:02:22
unfurl from this immortal point
:02:24
until they reach the shores
of the mighty pacific!
:02:32
I have in my hand a telegram
just received from washington...
:02:39
Which I shall read to you.
:02:42
It says,
:02:42
"when this great task shall have been done,"
:02:46
"disunion shall be rendered
forever after impossible. "
:02:51
"There will be no fulcrum for the
lever of treason to rest upon. "
:03:07
Thomas, jackson, stop shirkin'
and set that wheel on the bench.
:03:10
They say it's gonna take
10 years to finish the line.
:03:13
I'd sure like to ride it one day.
:03:15
One train from atlantic to pacific?
:03:17
Whoo-hoo!Ha ha!
:03:19
Maybe they'll finish it, maybe they won'T.
:03:21
If there's money to be made, I fully
intend to see our family gets its share.
:03:25
I want to see 20 wheels
on that wall by sundown.
:03:27
Come on, pop, you're talkin'
like the railroad's already here.
:03:31
Listen to me.
:03:32
We have to make ready.
:03:33
Haven't I taught you anything, boy?
:03:36
Pardon me, sir.
:03:38
My name is clara wheeler.
:03:42
My father's name was samson wheeler.
:03:48
You can't turn out an orphan, daniel.
:03:50
The poor thing has no one.
:03:53
I'll send her back east where she belongs.
:03:55
And where will she find
safety in the middle of a war?
:03:58
We've heard nothing from
wheelerton these many months.