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The railroad companies financed the first transcontinental railroad by taking a loan through what company?
the union pacific and the central
What was the main purpose of the company known as the credit mobilizer?
The main purpose of the Credit Mobilier company, established in the 1860s, was to finance the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. It served as a construction company that overcharged the railroad for building the track, allowing its investors to profit significantly. The company became notorious for its role in a major corruption scandal involving politicians and railroad executives, highlighting issues of graft and influence in the burgeoning railroad industry.
Who bought Southern Pacific Transportation Company?
Union Pacific (merger, not a sale)
How did Union Pacific investors get rich in the Credit Mobilier scandal?
acheiving monopoly in hauling freight along their railroad's tracks
What was the Credit Mobilier scandal?
A fake company set up by a railroad to make more money - APEX
What is the population of Union Pacific Railroad?
Union Pacific Railroad's population is 42,884.
What two railroad companies built the first transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
What has the author William W Kratville written?
William W. Kratville has written: 'The Union Pacific type' -- subject(s): Union Pacific (Locomotive), Union Pacific Railroad Company 'Little look at Big Boy' -- subject(s): Big Boy (Locomotive), Union Pacific Railroad Company 'The war engines' -- subject(s): Locomotives, Union Pacific Railroad Company 'Little look at the Challengers' -- subject(s): Challenger (Locomotive), Union Pacific Railroad Company
What two railroads companies built the first transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
What has the author William E Botkin written?
William E. Botkin has written: 'Union Pacific 3985' -- subject(s): Locomotives, Union Pacific Railroad 'Union Pacific' -- subject(s): Union Pacific Railroad Company
Which railroad company was at the center of the biggest scandals of president grants presidency?
The Union Pacific (APEX)
What has the author Henry Kirke White written?
Henry Kirke White has written: 'History of the Union Pacific Railway' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Union Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad Company
What railroad comany built the transcontinental railroad?
central pacific and union pacific railroad companies
Did the union pacific railroad company finish first?
i think so
Who built the transcontinental railroad-?
The Union Pacific Railroad and The Central Pacific Railroad Companies were formed to build the railroad. Many of the CPR workers working east from California were Chinese-Americans and many of the UPR workers building west from Nebraska were Irish immigrants.
When did Union Pacific Railroad end?
Union Pacific Railroad ended in 1880.
What 2 railroad companies completed the first transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad Company (started in Sacramento, CA) and the Union Pacific Railroad Company (starting in Omaha) both met at Promontory Summit, Utah.
