Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Theodore Judah" in English language version.
The reports by Judah give details of the location of the line up the Sierra Nevada, based upon his preliminary survey. Later location surveys varied from the original location at a number of places, but the line as built followed his first selection of the ridge between the Yuba and Bear rivers on the north and the North Fork of the American River. The route down the Truckee to the Big Bend at Wadsworth was also followed and it remains today the line of the Southern Pacific eastward from California.
Student in 1837
[1] From Barmore Station to Clipper Gap -- [2] From Rattlesnake Bluffs to summit of Sierra Nevada -- [3] From summit of Sierra Nevada to Truckee River -- [4] From Dutch Flat to Rattlesnake Bluffs
based on an 1880 authority
Even though he had to leave his formal schooling behind at the age of 13, he had developed a passion for civil engineering and railroads.
Even though he had to leave his formal schooling behind at the age of 13, he had developed a passion for civil engineering and railroads.