They worked from dawn until the sun was down. A 14 hour plus day.
The transcontinental flight took many hours.
30 hours
The transcontinental railroad is 690 miles long.
The transcontinental railroad was authorized in 1862 and completed in 1869. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was created in 1887. Therefore, the ICC was established 18 years after the authorization of the transcontinental railroad.
No. The transcontinental line was completed in 1869, which was four decades plus after the first railroads began operating in the US. Before this railroad was made there were already many other railroads in the eastern United States, but there were so many travelers to the west that the government wanted to make it easier for people to move out west with the Transcontinental Railroad.
No. The transcontinental line was completed in 1869, which was four decades plus after the first railroads began operating in the US. Before this railroad was made there were already many other railroads in the eastern United States, but there were so many travelers to the west that the government wanted to make it easier for people to move out west with the Transcontinental Railroad.
6
7780000000000
68,000 miles
No because Many men died from it.
1774 miles
300,000