china
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.
That's hard to say. While the Pacific spur of the TCR was built primarily by Chinese labor, the much longer eastern line was built by multiple generation Americans and recently arrived Irish immigrants.
The Chinese, Irish, and the Americans worked on the Transcontinental Railroad. The Chinese had 11,000 workers and they are greatly cheered today because without them, the railroad would not have been completed that fast. I'd say how slow it still takes us Americans to build schools and new roads that we might still be working on the First Transcontinental Railroad today!! The Chinese were paid 28 dollars a month and worked from before sunrise to way after sundown. When the Chinese have a job to do they stick to it!!! - KK
Union Pacific Railroad
People could travel to the cities easier. Trade grew in these cities. Jobs became available.
Temperature, hygiene, hunger
The transcontinental railroad was built by the Union Pacific Railroad going west from Omaha, Nebraska. They built their part of the railroad to Promontory, Utah. The Central Pacific Railroad built the other part of the transcontinental railroad starting in Sacramento, California and built east meeting the Union Pacific Railroad.
it was not formed it was built
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.
That's hard to say. While the Pacific spur of the TCR was built primarily by Chinese labor, the much longer eastern line was built by multiple generation Americans and recently arrived Irish immigrants.
The first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.
Oregon Trail
it was built in 6 years
1865-1869
Oregon Trail
Travel was easier?
It was fertile land.