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By the 1890's how many transcontinental railroad lines crossed the US?
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Why was the construction of the transcontinental railroad successful-?
The telegraph line helped significantly and the railroad was very successful due to the fact that it had three lines. Land grants made the custruslction of new telegraph linea and the railroad possible.
How long did it take on a train ride on the transcontinental railroad?
The First Transcontinental Railroad consisted of two pieces, the Union Pacific line running west from Omaha, Nebraska for 1,087 miles and the Central Pacific line running east from Sacramento, California for 690 miles. The two lines met in Promontory, Utah, and when the last spike was driven there on May 10, 1869, the total length of the railroad was 1,777 miles.
Why was manassas a logical place to have a battle?
It was a railroad junction place where two railroad lines met.
What impact did the transcontinental railroad have on the west?
The golden spike marked the spanning of the nation. Then was followed by other transcontinental lines, and regional lines multiplied as well. It stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific Borders in the U.S..
Where did railroad lines end before 1860?
Mississippi river
How many railroad lines crossed the country by the 1890s?
5 railways
The northernmost of the transcontinental railroad lines?
The Great Northern
How many transcontinental railroad lines were there in the late 1800's?
6
Which lines of the transcontinental railroad took passengers from the Midwest to California?
Hub gang
What is the name of the two railroads lines that constructed the first transcontinental railroad?
It was in the underground railroad...wait that was for the nigs...sorry
Why was the transcontinental railroad needed?
The Transcontinental railroad was needed because the mining industry created a need for faster transportation-- stage coach lines and wagons were not moving fast enough.
Why was the first transcontinental railroad needed?
The Transcontinental railroad was needed because the mining industry created a need for faster transportation-- stage coach lines and wagons were not moving fast enough.
In the pacific railroad act what technology used for communication was built alongside the railroad?
Telegraph lines were also built for transcontinental communication in the Pacific Railroad Act.
The northernmost of the transcontinental railroad lines organized by economically wise and public-spirited industrialist James J Hill?
Northern Pacific Railroad
What discovery fueled most of the transcontinental telegraph lines and railroad tracks?
Gold, Silver & Manifest Destiny.
The northernmost of the transcontinental railroad lines organized by James J Hill?
Great Northern Pacific Railroad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_(U.S.)
True or false private railroad companies built the transcontinental rail lines without the assistance of the federal government?
False. Congress supported the construction of the transcontinental railroad with U.S. government bonds and land grants of government-owned land.
