Chinatown in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Building the Transcontinental Railroad
第二部分建设
| | Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University | |
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 5, 2025
1. Building the Transcontinental Railroad Marker
The Union Pacific Railroad Company was responsible for the eastern section running from Omaha, Nebraska to Promontory Summit, Utah, totaling 1,086 miles.
The Western Pacific Railroad Company completed the remaining 200 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento, finally linking the railroad to the Pacific coast. Later, several other transcontinental routes were also completed, which promoted rapid economic development in the United States and strengthened its status as a rising international power.
第一条跨洲铁路于1863年开始动工,1869年建成,全长约2000 英里。其中加州中央太平洋铁路公司负责修建西段,即从加州的沙加缅度到犹他州的普罗蒙特利高地,全长690英里。这部分路段是以华工为主力修筑的,简称中央太平洋铁路。联合太平洋铁路公司负责修建东段,即从内布拉斯加州的奥马哈到犹他州的普罗蒙特利高地,
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Erected by Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the First Transcontinental Railroad series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 40° 42.86′ N, 73° 59.853′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Chinatown. It is on Bowery north of Doyers Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is in the window of Abacus Federal Savings Bank. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Bowery, New York NY 10002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 5, 2025
2. Abacus Federal Savings Bank
Eight markers about Chinese workers on the railways are in the windows of the bank.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chinese Railroad Workers (here, next to this marker); Bloomer Cut (here, next to this marker); The Chinese Workers' First Challenge (here, next to this marker); The Railroad Approaching Auburn (here, next to this marker); The Starting Point (here, next to this marker); Abraham Lincoln & the Pacific Railroad (here, next to this marker); The Railroad and the Cliff of Cape Horn (here, next to this marker); Birthplace of Modern Tattooing! (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . . The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project.
Excerpt: "The wealth that enabled Leland Stanford to found Stanford University was, to a large extent, the result of his being an owner of the Central Pacific Railroad, the Western portion of the first Transcontinental Railroad across the United States. Ninety percent of the ten to fifteen thousand workers who built the railroad, completed in 1869, came from China. Their key place in American history and in the history of Stanford University was never fully acknowledged before this Project was undertaken. Indeed, at the 100th anniversary of the completion of the railroad in 1969, the role of the Chinese in its construction was almost completely ignored. The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project was created to ensure that the place of the Chinese in this chapter of the past not be ignored ever again."(Submitted on December 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
