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Theodore Dehone Judah (March 4, 1826 – November 2, 1863) was an American civil engineer who was a central figure in the original promotion, establishment, and design of the First transcontinental railroad. He found investors for what became the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR).
Son concepteur, Theodore Judah, souhaite rejoindre l’Est, à travers la Sierra Nevada, le désert du Grand Bassin, les Rocheuses puis les plaines pour se connecter au réseau ferroviaire déjà existant à Omaha, la plus grande ville du Nebraska surnommée «la porte d’entrée de l’Ouest».
Les quatre entrepreneurs confient à l'ingénieur en chemin de fer Theodore Judah le soin de trouver un passage à travers la montagne. Celui-ci étudie pour cela les relevés topographiques et propose un tracé qui nécessite des ponts, des tonnes de dynamite et une main-d’œuvre nombreuse.
Theodore Judah. Courtesy: California State Library. Theodore Judah and the American railroad matured together. As a boy Judah studied civil engineering. By 18 he was a railroad surveyor,...
Explore the maps created by Theodore Judah, a civil engineer who surveyed a route for the Central Pacific Railroad. See his maps of the Sacramento Valley Railroad and the proposed alignment of the transcontinental railroad.
The discovery and detailed map survey with profiles and elevations of this route over the Sierra Nevada is credited to Theodore Judah, chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad until his death in 1863.
2 nov. 2022 · Learn about the life and legacy of Theodore Judah, who died in 1863 of yellow fever. He was the chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad, which built the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S.
