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Who convinced the railroad officials that it was possible to build a railroad line across the Sierra Nevada mountains?
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The interstate commerce act gave the right to supervise railroad activities to whom?
railroad company officials
What advance made a network of railroad lines possible?
The invention of the standard gauge made a network of railroad lines possible.
How far did the continental railroad stretch?
from Nevada sierra to the rocky mountains
What major obstacle to the central pacific railroad?
The Sierra Nevada mountains.
Where is the bike path on a railroad through the laurentian mountains?
Quebec City
Who brought the railroad to Miami?
Julia Tuttle, a local citrus grower convinced Henry M. Flagler, the hotel baron and railroad tycoon to expand the Florida East Coast Railroad to Miami. He made it a railroad hub, dredged the harbor, began a recreational center, and promoted tourism.
What did the railroad barons aroused considerable public opposition by practices such as?
stock watering and bribery of public officials
Which region of Texas change the most because the railroad lines?
mountains and basins
The california based railroad company headed by Leland Stanford that employed chinese laborers in building lines across the mountains?
The Central Pacific Railroad.
What railroad connected the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian mountains?
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.
Which of these was made possible by railroad?
all of the above are correct
How long did it take to get the transcontinental railroad built through the Sierra Mountains?
Approximately 2 years.
