Mysterious ‘HELP’ messages in a Los Angeles yard spotted on Google maps
Zoomed-in satellite images of a rail yard off of the San Bernardino Freeway reveal messages that read “HELP” and “TRAFICO,” which means “traffic” in Spanish. Screenshots of the discovery have ...
PBS5 年
Workers of the Central and Union Pacific Railroad
Workers of the Central Pacific Railroad: Chinese peasants from the Canton Province began arriving on California's shores ... eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad. By April 1864 the ...
Los Angeles Times18 天
LAPD’s explanation of the ‘Help’ satellite image that went viral
The satellite images show the word “help” had been spelled out about a dozen times on the piece of land that is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The Spanish words for “trafficking ...
PBS3 年
The Pacific Railway Act July 1, 1862
upon the same terms and conditions in all respects as are provided [for construction of the Union Pacific Railroad].... The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California are hereby authorized to ...