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What was the ethnicity of the workers who built the central pacific railroad?
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Bobby Witting
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How many Chinese workers helped build the central pacific railroad?
Around 10,000 Chinese workers helped build the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the Transcontinental Railroad project in the United States during the 1860s. They played a significant role in the construction of the railroad, especially through the difficult and dangerous work in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
What were the nationality of the workers on the Central Pacific Railroad?
Chinese emigrant workers were used to build Central Pacific Railroad. It is estimated that 12000 such workers were employed which was 90 percent of the total work force.
What workers did the union pacific and central pacific railroad companies pick?
All workers were needed
Where did the central pacific railroad hire workers from because of the shortage workers in California?
i think its ireland..
What did the Central Pacific Railroad pay the Chinese workers?
one dollar a month
Which railroad did Chinese workers work for during the transcontinental railroad?
The Chinese worked mostly under the Central Pacific railroad company.
Who built the transcontinental railroad-?
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.
What made working conditions on the central Pacific railroad dangerous?
Central Pacific workers had to blast through mountain ranges to lay track. Novanet
What made working condition on the central pacific railroad especially dangerous?
Central Pacific workers had to blast through mountain ranges to lay track. Novanet
What record did the Central Pacific Railroad workers set in laying track in one day?
10 miles
Who were the workers of the central pacific railroad?
Irish, Chinese, and Americans... The most important jobs were given to the Chinese and Irish. Lots of men died >.< If you want more information, go check www.google.com or www.wikipedia.com or something like that xD lol.Thanks for reading this ^.- (winky winky =P LOL)
What took place when the workers connected the central pacific and the union pacific?
On May 10, 1869, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad met at Promontory Summit, UT with 1,800 miles of new tracks laid.
