In 1885 the Central Pacific Railroad was leased by the Southern Pacific Railroad, though it technically remained a corporate entity until 1959 when it was formally merged into Southern Pacific. Through the years, the line expanded to more than 13,000 miles of rail covering most of the southwestern United States.
City of Ember. City of Ember is a 2008 American science fantasy film based on the 2003 novel The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau.
He glows, but dimly, like an ember, with a red and smouldering heat. In the corner where you put us, Coal and Ember growled with one voice. Prince Ember sprang to his feet, his eyes kindling with eagerness. âI will not forget your warning,â Prince Ember promised him. At this spot he purposed to set a cunning snare for Prince Ember. Prince Ember, seeing her silent, guessed nothing of her thoughts.