The Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railroad
Great Northern Pacific Railroad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_(U.S.)
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It was in the underground railroad...wait that was for the nigs...sorry
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.
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.
Telegraph lines were also built for transcontinental communication in the Pacific Railroad Act.
Gold, Silver & Manifest Destiny.
The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
The first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.