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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.
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Who was US president when the transcontinental railroad was completed?
Ulysses Grant was the US president when the transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
Where did the two tracks of the railroad meet?
If this question refers to the US's transcontinental railroad, then the answer is Promontory Point, Utah. There in the Spring of 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met, creating the US's transcontinental railroad.
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 state was the transcontinental railroad buit in?
The Transcontinental railroad was completed in a ceremony in the Utah Territory in 1869. The railway enabled travel from the US east coast to the west coast.
By the 1890's how many transcontinental railroad lines crossed the US?
300,000
Who was US president when the transcontinental railroad was completed?
Ulysses Grant was the US president when the transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
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).
How do you write a sentence with the word transcontinental?
The US biult a transcontinental railroad.
What was the transcontinental railroad about?
It was about changing the time it takes to cross North America from months to days.
What mountain ranges did the transcontinental railroad cross?
The transcontinental railroad crossed the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges. These ranges presented significant challenges to railroad construction due to their rugged terrain and elevation.
What were two affects of the transcontinental railroad on the US?
one day
Where did the two tracks of the railroad meet?
If this question refers to the US's transcontinental railroad, then the answer is Promontory Point, Utah. There in the Spring of 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met, creating the US's transcontinental railroad.
What are some effects of the Transcontinental Railroad?
The Transcontinental Railroad helped to connect the East with the West, increased trade between the East and the West, and helped with the growth of the US.
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 state was the transcontinental railroad buit in?
The Transcontinental railroad was completed in a ceremony in the Utah Territory in 1869. The railway enabled travel from the US east coast to the west coast.
Who made sure that transcontinental railroad would be built?
The us government
Did the English start the first transcontinental railroad?
No. The English have nowhere to build a transcontinental railroad; they are on an island. The US was the first to begin such a railroad - aptly named the First Trascontinental Railroad - and the Russians soon followed with the Trans-Siberian Railway.
