Directions: Hidden in this puzzle are key words associated with Pacific Railroad history. The words are hidden across, up, down, and diagonally. The words can also be found underlined in the sentences below. See if you can locate them all. People of the First Transcontinental Railroad 1. Theodore Judah was an early promoter of the Pacific Railroad and surveyed a route through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 2. Leland Stanford was one of the Big Four, and officer of the Central Pacific Railroad. 3. The Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad was Grenville Dodge. 4. T. C. Durant was Vice President of the Union Pacific Railroad. Building the Pacific Railroad 1. Spike drivers used a maul to drive a spike into a tie. 2. Surveyors outlined the route for the Railroad. 3. Graders leveled the road bed for the tracklayers. 4. Fills, cuts and trestles were used to level the grade for the railroad. Railroad Workers 1. The engineer drove the locomotive. 2. Shoveling fuel into the firebox was the job of the fireman. 3. The brakeman coupled cars together with a link and pin. BACK