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How long did it take to get the transcontinental railroad built through the Sierra Mountains?
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Approximately 2 years.
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What did the Chinese do on the transcontinental railroad?
the Chinese chipped their way through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and they hung from baskets when they did it. they were a big help to the dangerous job of building the Transcontinental railroad.
What was dynamite used for making the Transcontinental Railroad?
It was used to blow through the Sierra Mountain range in Nevada
Info about the transcontinental railroad?
It crossied the Sierra Nevada Range and the Rocky Mountains and was joined on 10 May 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah
What are the stops on the transcontinental railroad?
Sierra Nevada is one of the stops.
The most significant obstacle in building the Transcontinental Railroad was?
It was difficult because of the harsh weather conditions and because of geography. Since it was really bad snow then the workers had to work harder. Geography because of the mountains they had to make holes in the mountains to let the train go through but they had to make sure it would not caluple.
The most significant obstacle in building the Transcontinental Railroad?
Sierra Nevada of California
How far did the continental railroad stretch?
from Nevada sierra to the rocky mountains
What major obstacle to the central pacific railroad?
The Sierra Nevada mountains.
What dangers did the Chinese workers face building the transcontinental railroad?
The Chinese workers were in constant danger because their job was to blast holes through the Sierra Nevadas with highly explosive materials and were often killed during the explosion.
Transcontinental railroad facts?
The day the Transcontinental Railroad was finished, the workers drove a golden spike to connect the 2 railroads to form one. Also the transcontinental railroad was made so people could cross the United States faster.You could travel first class across the country in four days.Only parts of the Transcontinental Railroad are in use today.The Central Pacific had to blast 19 tunnels through the Sierra Nevada.Before the railroad, to get to California from the east coast by boat took about 190 days.It took the work of thousands of men to build the Transcontinental Railroad.The entire project of the building of the railroad costed hundreds of millions of dollars. And that was the cost in the nineteenth century who knows what it could cost now. Maybe, billions, or even trillions of dollars! two thirds of the workers were Asian the other was American and Irish.
The sierra mountains runs through which states?
Arizona, California, Nevada
What was a major challenge facing the builders of the transcontinental railroad?
The Union Pacific railroad faced issues of spending far more money than what was produced in actual railroad tracks. Finding adequate supplies within the regions where tracks were to be laid caused significant problems in completing the project.ÊThe Union Pacific railroad is a major transportation system for the United States.Ê
