Cut & Fill

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On your right is an example of making the most of the construction materials available. As cuts were cleared, the rock was conveniently used to fill in nearby low areas. In construction parlance this is known as "cut and fill" construction. This fill was abandoned with Union Pacific workers learned that Promontory was to be the meeting place and their end of track.

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Gravel road through a green, brown, yellow sagebrush landscape

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On your right is an example of making the most of the construction materials available. As cuts were cleared, the rock was conveniently used to fill in nearby low areas. In construction parlance this is known as "cut and fill" construction. This fill was abandoned with Union Pacific workers learned that Promontory was to be the meeting place and their end of track.

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04/11/2025

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