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what mountain in California did the transcontinental railroad have to cross?

The transcontinental railroad had to cross the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. This challenging terrain posed significant engineering difficulties, leading to the construction of tunnels and bridges. The most notable tunnel is the Summit Tunnel, which was one of the longest tunnels of its time. The railroad's completion in 1869 significantly improved transportation and commerce across the United States.


What states does the transcontinental railroad cross through?

CaliforniaNevadaUtahWyomingColoradoNebraskaKansasMissouriIn Missouri it linked into the existing eastern railroad system (so it was not fully transcontinental by itself).


What was the transcontinental railroad about?

It was about changing the time it takes to cross North America from months to days.


Why was the transcontinental railroad built and what were the effects?

chinese built it to cross the people to the other side of california


What mountain range did the transcontinental rail road have to cross?

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What are the names of the mountain ranges that cross Colombia?

the Andes


What is a transcontinental?

it was a railroad cross!ng the country making it much easier to expand west and help western cities grow


What were the first two cross country railroads?

The first two cross-country railroads in the United States were the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), which began operations in the early 1820s, and the Transcontinental Railroad, which was completed in 1869. The B&O was significant for connecting the East Coast to the Ohio River Valley, while the Transcontinental Railroad linked the eastern U.S. to the West Coast, facilitating westward expansion and commerce.


What mountain ranges did the Louis and Clark Expedition cross?

They crossed the Rocky Mountain Range...good luck!


What part did the Irish take in the creation of the transcontinental railroad?

Many Irishmen came to the United States to take jobs building the transcontinental railroad. The roadbed was dug by hand, the cross ties were laid by hand, the tracks were laid by hand, and the spikes holding the rails to the cross ties were hammered in by hand. Irishmen, or tarriers, were an important part of those crews, especially the dynamite crews.


Did the transcontinental railroad cross the US?

Not really, despite its name. The first "transcontinental railroad" ran only from Omaha, Nebraska on the eastern end to San Francisco, California on its western end. Omaha, on the western bank of the Missouri River, is about 1,200 miles from the East Coast of the United States. However, there was already a network of railroads east of the Missouri River, so that after completion of the transcontinental railroad, someone could travel from the East Coast to San Francisco by railroad with only one interruption: a ferry across the Missouri River.


Why are mountain ranges often natural borders?

Mountain ranges are natural barriers because they are high. That makes it difficult or impossible for various forms of life to cross from one side of a mountain range to the other.