text_original: Only one trans continental railway spanned the Rocky Mountains, crossing Wyoming far to the south of the Park, the Union and Central Pacific having been opened to traffic in 1869. At that time, wild animals roamed freely over prairie, plain, and mountain slope, from the Canadian border to the Rio Grande.
text_transcription: ONLY ONE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY SPANNED THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS CROSSING WYOMING FAR TO THE SOUTH OF THE PARK THE UNION IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HAVING BEEN OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY NINE AT THAT TIME WILD ANIMALS ROAMED FREELY OVER PRAIRIE PLAIN AND MOUNTAIN SLOPE FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE RIO GRANDE
phonemes: ˈoʊnli wˈʌn tɹˈænz kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ɹˈeɪlweɪ spˈænd ðə ɹˈɑːki mˈaʊntɪnz, kɹˈɔsɪŋ waɪˈoʊmɪŋ fˈɑːɹ tə ðə sˈaʊθ ʌvðə pˈɑːɹk, ðə jˈuːniən ænd sˈɛntɹəl pɐsˈɪfɪk hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ˈoʊpənd tə tɹˈæfɪk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn. æt ðæt tˈaɪm, wˈaɪld ˈænɪməlz ɹˈoʊmd fɹˈiːli ˌoʊvɚ pɹˈɛɹi, plˈeɪn, ænd mˈaʊntɪn slˈoʊp, fɹʌmðə kɐnˈeɪdiən bˈɔːɹdɚ tə ðə ɹˈiːoʊ ɡɹˈænd.