In 1860, Democrats and Republicans alike were adamant regarding the need to build a transcontinental railroad. However, their respective ideologies concerning slavery ensured an impasse over which of five potential routes to select. This gridlock was resolved on April 12, 1861, with the attack on Fort Sumter and establishment of the Confederacy.
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Paul Stokes, the Union Pacific Railroad’s local station agent for Park City, received an interesting telegram from William Hynes (Union Pacific manager of freight and passenger operations, Western Division) in late 1935 .
A visit to the Wasatch Back was scheduled for the week of Jan. 6, 1936. Internationally renowned ski jumper Alf Engen and a fellow Austrian, Fred Speyer, would introduce von Schaffgotsch to Alta and Brighton. Mel Fletcher would do the honors for Park City.