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nitroglycerin was used to make parallel lines to build the railroad

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What made railroad tunnels easier to build?

The invention of a stable form of nitroglycerin, dynamite, in 1869 made the construction of tunnels for such historic rail lines as the Union-Pacific transcontinental route more practicable.


How long did it take to build the continental railroad?

It took 6 years to build the transcontinental railroad.


What useful for nitroglycerin?

Nitroglycerin is used to speed up the heart of cardiac patients in cardiac emergencies.


Who helped build the trans continental railroad?

Mostly the Americans and the Chinese helped build the first Continental Railroad in 1869.


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People from Asia who helped build the central pacific railroad?

The Chinese people helped build the Central Pacific railroad. The Central Pacific railroad was built during 1863 to 1885.


When did the Chinese build the railroad?

The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.


What was the large nail used to build railroads?

That large nail is called a railroad spike.


What part the ''big four'' play in the building of the transcontinental railroad?

why did they build the transcontinental railroad


What two companies build the first transcontinental railroad?

the central and pacific railroad compnaies.


Why did railroad workers feel bad about the changes in the west?

No. They wanted to build the railroad and it was a job. The railroad connected the east to the west.


Who build the central pacific railroad?

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