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Why did the Union Pacific and central pacific railroad companies do?
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WHAT did they do? They built the transcontinental railroad from the eastern half of the country to California.
WHY did they do it? For land grants and for profits. Railroads are in the business of carrying things from one place to another. So farmers could ship their fruits, vegetables and cattle to distant markets and make money, while industries in the cities could ship their machines and tools, and the railroads made money carrying the stuff each way.
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What railroad comany built the transcontinental railroad?
central pacific and union pacific railroad companies
Two railroads that built the trancontinental railroad?
The two railroad companies the built the trancontintal railroad were the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Rail Companies.
What two railroad companies made the transcontinental railroad?
The two companies that worked on the transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific and Central Pacific. The Union Pacific started at Omaha and the Central started in CA.
What are two companies that built the transcontinental railroad in central pacific?
Union Pacific (east) & Central Pacific (west).
Where does the central pacific railroad start?
California. The Central pacific was only one of two companies building it though.
What railroad comany built the transcontinental railroad?
central pacific and union pacific railroad companies
Two railroads that built the trancontinental railroad?
The two railroad companies the built the trancontintal railroad were the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Rail Companies.
What two railroad companies made the transcontinental railroad?
The two companies that worked on the transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific and Central Pacific. The Union Pacific started at Omaha and the Central started in CA.
What are two companies that built the transcontinental railroad in central pacific?
Union Pacific (east) & Central Pacific (west).
What two railroad companies built the first transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Which two companies completed the transcontinental railroad?
A+ Central Pacific---Union Pacific
What two railroads companies built the first transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
What two companies accepted the government's challenge to build the transcontinental rail line?
Union Pacific Railroad built the line westward and the Central Pacific Railroad built the line eastward. The first transcontinental railroad basically connected the east and the west of the United States. Central Pacific Railroad merged with Southern Pacific in 1885 and then Union Pacific bought Southern Pacific in 1996. Union Pacific still operates much of the rail from Central Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad.
What workers did the union pacific and central pacific railroad companies pick?
All workers were needed
What two companies build the first transcontinental railroad?
the central and pacific railroad compnaies.
When was Central Pacific Railroad created?
Central Pacific Railroad was created in 1861.
When did Central Pacific Railroad end?
Central Pacific Railroad ended in 1899.
