The two railroads that linked up at Promontory, Utah to create the 1st transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad.
Completed with a Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10th, 1869, the First Transcontinental Railroad linked California with the existing rail network of the eastern United States.
CaliforniaNevadaUtahWyomingColoradoNebraskaKansasMissouriIn Missouri it linked into the existing eastern railroad system (so it was not fully transcontinental by itself).
The completion of the transcontinental railroad was important to lining different trade markets. Major trade and financial capitals were also linked by the railroad.
The Transcontinental Railroad linked the East to the West.
It was a railway that connected the western states to the rest of the U.S.
The simplest answer is because it linked the nation from coast to coast for the first time. Try this site for some more info: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/goldenspike.htm
It brought interstate trade, public discourse, and Immigration. It increased the flow of settlers to the West. It sped the growth of western cities. It linked the West's economy to the national economy. it made johnny henderson the famous transcontinental railroad bulider in 1800s
Supplies and mail moved more quickly and cheaply
Was to create a series of British colonies all linked by a railroad
Was to create a series of British colonies all linked by a railroad
It linked the west to the east and goods, cattle, and people could travel across country. Chicago was the main hub and businesses like Sears began as a catalog for people to buy everything from dolls to houses sent by rail to them.
It linked the west to the east and goods, cattle, and people could travel across country. Chicago was the main hub and businesses like Sears began as a catalog for people to buy everything from dolls to houses sent by rail to them.