The Union Pacific started building tracks west from Omaha, Nebraska. The Central Pacific began building tracks east from Sacramento, California. They were each laying up to 10 miles (16km) of line (that s what they called the tracks) a day. Telegraph wires ran alongside the train tracks.The telegraph lines sent back news of each day s total to each company. Much Faster Transportation Train travel was faster and more comfortable than going by stagecoach.hey were each laying up to 10 miles (16km) of line (that s what they called the tracks) a day. Telegraph wires ran alongside the train tracks. The telegraph lines sent back news of each day s total to each company. Much Faster Transportation Train travel was faster and more comfortable than going by stagecoach.
Jennette's Fishing Pier. Jennette's Pier is located at mile post 16 in Nags Head. Jennette's pier was recently renovated by the North Carolina Aquarium. It now includes an event facility (very popular for Outer Banks Weddings), an large indoor aquarium and enormous wind turbines which generate power for the facility.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Yaquina Head Light, also known early in its existence as the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States. It is located in Lincoln County, near the mouth of the Yaquina River near Newport at Yaquina Head.