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What did the congress give to the the union pacific and central pacific companies?
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land along its right of way.
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Who won the railroad race between Union Pacific and Central Pacific?
According to Historians, Union Pacific won the great race into Utah beating Central Pacific Railroads; however, Union Pacific paid a heavy cost. Many lives were lost as a result and a lot of money was spent on labor and materials to complete the project faster than Central Pacific.
The central pacific relied on what workers?
The Central Pacific relied on workers from the country of China, and the Union Pacific Company relied on workers from many nationalities, like African Americans, Native Americans, Irish, and so on. Hope this helps!
What time does the state of the union address begin in central standard time?
9 eastern 8 central 7 mountain 6 pacific
Where did the union central railroad start?
i dont know i guess the Promontory Point, Utah
What is the main point of the union pacific railroad poster?
to persuade people to buy land in Nebraska
How many separate companies were chartered by congress to build railroad in the west?
central and union pacific
What railroad comany built the transcontinental railroad?
central pacific and union pacific railroad 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).
Which two companies completed the transcontinental railroad?
A+ Central Pacific---Union Pacific
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 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 accepted the governments challenge to build the transcontinental line?
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
What two companies accepted the government challenges to build the transcontinental rail line?
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
What did Union Pacific and central railroad companies do?
they connected the east and the west with a rail line
What did the Union Pacific and central Pacific railroad companies?
They connected the east and the west with a rail line The Union Pacific and Central Pacific built rails running west and east, respectively They connected the East and the West with a rail line. ~ APEX
