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What was the original transcontinental railroad commissioned by Congress which built its rail line west from Omaha?
Union Pacific Railroad
What two companies accepted the government challenges to build the transcontinental rail line?
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Where did the transcontinental rail road connect?
Utah
How many miles is the transcontinental rail road?
9945030
Where does the Transcontinental rail road start and finish?
Sacrament and Utah
Where was the western starting point of the transcontinental railroad?
The western starting point for the first transcontinental rail road was at Sacramento, California.
What was the transcontinental Road?
a rail road that went from one end of america to another
The rail road system that joined the east to the west was called?
Transcontinental Railroad
What mountain range did the transcontinental rail road have to cross?
devin matthew murray
Where was the first transcontinental telephone line finished?
The first transcontinental telephone line was joined at Wendover, Utah, in 1915
What happened for first time after the transcontinental railroad was built?
the invention of refrigerated rail cars.
How did the Transcontinental Railroad help your country grow?
The transcontinental railroad connected the east and west coasts of the United States with a single rail line. This had a profound impact on the nation as a whole, and on California --- the end of the line. So the transcontinental railroad opened up the west for the country.
