Atchison and Pike's Peak Railroad

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The Atchison and Pike's Peak Railroad is the original name for the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad.

The A&PP was incorporated on February 11, 1859 and was involved in several treaties with the Kickapoo Indian Tribe that allowed the railroad to be established as a connection to Colorado gold mines.

On January 20, 1868, the railroad opened the section between Atchison and Waterville, Kansas.[1]

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  1. ^ Waterville Chamber of Commerce, Marshall County Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved January 20, 2006.