The four labor groups that built the Transcontinental Railroad were the Canadian and British engineers and surveyors, manual labor crews made up of former slaves and emigrant Chinese, semi-skilled laborers made up from discharged Union and Confederate troops, and emigrant Irishmen. The supervisory crew was made up of whites, including some Irish.
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 first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.
Temperature, hygiene, hunger
Oregon Trail
it was built in 6 years
1865-1869
Oregon Trail
Travel was easier?
It was fertile land.
the u.s. gov
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.