The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
Mostly the Americans and the Chinese helped build the first Continental Railroad in 1869.
Central Pacific
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The Central Pacific Railroad Company, California Central Railroad, and the San Jose Railway.
The minorities
The Chinese people helped build the Central Pacific railroad. The Central Pacific railroad was built during 1863 to 1885.
No, the Trans-Continental Railroad was built primarily by Chinese immigrants and African-Americans.
With Chinese immigrant's, many came to build the trans Continental railroad. Eventually Chinese communities were formed.
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.
The use of chinese immagrants to build the line
The Chinese came to Texas to look for gold and to help build the First Transcontinental Railroad.
Most of the labour used to build the Canadian Pacific Railway were immigrants because they would work for less pay. On the eastern side the largest ethnic group would have been Irish. On the western side it was the Chinese.