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Was the Transcontinental the first 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.
Was the transcontinental railroad the first 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.
How many miles long is the transcontinental railroad?
The transcontinental railroad is 690 miles long.
How many people worked on the trans-continental railroad?
100 million people worked on the transcontinental railroad
How many Irish people died building the transcontinental railroad?
about 10,000 Irish men died during the making of the transcontinental railroad. Some Irish people died because of the squads were dynamite squads and sometimes blew up.
How many years after congress passed the pacific railroad act was the first transcontinental railroad finish?
1862 congress passed the pacific railway act
Who built the transcontinental railroad-?
The Union Pacific Railroad and The Central Pacific Railroad Companies were formed to build the railroad. Many of the CPR workers working east from California were Chinese-Americans and many of the UPR workers building west from Nebraska were Irish immigrants.
How many Chinese worked on the transcontinental railroad?
I would say, from a few websites I found, that 11,000 Chinese people worked on the railroad. They worked the hardest and had great skills to work on hard to fix problems they used to fix for the Great Wall of China. -KKBURT
What were leland Stanford accomplishment?
the many accomplishments of Leland was that he was the president of the first transcontinental railroad and Stanford university was also one of his many accomplishments
How many transcontinental railroad lines were there in the late 1800's?
6
How many Chinese workers died building the transcontinental railroad?
7780000000000
Did the transcontinental railroad increase population?
No because Many men died from it.
