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What was dynamite used for making the Transcontinental Railroad?
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How much lumber or trees were used on the transcontinental railroad?
nothing just you
What statement describes a legal means used by the companies that built the transcontinental railroad to cut costs?
Value engineering.
What was the significance of the golden spike?
The golden spike was used to mark the completion of the transcontinental railroad in the celebration at Promontory, Utah
What are some of the transcontinental railroad jobs?
The workers used tools to clear tunnels, blast through rock with explosives, and lay track.
What was dynamite used for in the 1800s?
Dynamite was not known in 1800.
How much lumber or trees were used on the transcontinental railroad?
nothing just you
What did Transcontinental Railroad do?
it was used to mail letters and such if i am wrong don't listen do your homework!
How much iron was used to make the transcontinental railroad?
200,000. Ah, faithful google.
What was the main reason farmers in the west used the transcontinental railroad?
transprt their crops to the east
In the pacific railroad act what technology used for communication was built alongside the railroad?
Telegraph lines were also built for transcontinental communication in the Pacific Railroad Act.
How many Chinese worked on the transcontinental railroad?
I would say, from a few websites I found, that 11,000 Chinese people worked on the railroad. They worked the hardest and had great skills to work on hard to fix problems they used to fix for the Great Wall of China. -KKBURT
How wide are the railroad tracks of the transcontinental railroad?
4 foot 8½ inches (1435 mm) is "standard gauge". This is the gauge used by 60% of the railways in the world.
What statement describes a legal means used by the companies that built the transcontinental railroad to cut costs?
Value engineering.
What was the significance of the golden spike?
The golden spike was used to mark the completion of the transcontinental railroad in the celebration at Promontory, Utah
How much did the transcontinental railroad cost?
The term Transcontinental Railroad is used for several rail roads on four continents. Africa, America, Australia and Eurasia. But I doubt that the full costs of all of them is available. See link below for more information on all of them.
What tools were used to build the Panama Canal?
Steam shovels, rock drills, and dynamite were used to excavate the land for the building of the Panama Canal. The Panamanian railroad ran near the excavation site and was used to haul materials.
What are some of the transcontinental railroad jobs?
The workers used tools to clear tunnels, blast through rock with explosives, and lay track.
