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while maintaining the railroad's overall 1.0 percent (compensated)
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39°54′36″N 120°48′29″W / 39.91000°N 120.80806°W / 39.91000; -120.80806

rail spiral
Union Pacific Railroad
Feather River Route
Sierra Nevada
California
Sacramento Valley
Salt Lake City
Feather River
East Quincy
summit
Beckwourth Pass
grade
Western Pacific Railroad
Spring Garden Tunnel
East Branch North Fork Feather River
Middle Fork Feather River
Plumas County

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