The two main ethnic groups were CHINESE & IRISH. Im not sure if there were black and white, but CHINESE & IRISH for sure.
Most of the immigrants who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad came from China and Ireland. Chinese laborers were primarily employed for the Central Pacific Railroad, while Irish immigrants predominantly worked on the Union Pacific Railroad. Both groups faced significant challenges and discrimination but played crucial roles in the construction of this monumental project.
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.
Immigrants tended to settle in nationality groups
Between 1830 and 1860 the main groups of immigrants came from Europe. More specifically, the largest groups immigrating were people from Ireland and Germany.
Immigrants tended to settle in nationality groups
Chinese and Irish immigrants
Most of the immigrants who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad came from China and Ireland. Chinese laborers were primarily employed for the Central Pacific Railroad, while Irish immigrants predominantly worked on the Union Pacific Railroad. Both groups faced significant challenges and discrimination but played crucial roles in the construction of this monumental project.
Caucasian and oriental were the two main ethnic groups. The labor force was made up Chinese and Irish immigrants, as well as veterans of the American Civil War. The veterans would have included African Americans and Hispanics. Source: Wikipedia, First Transcontinental Railroad.
Immigrants who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad primarily included large numbers of Chinese laborers, especially in the western sections of the project, as well as Irish immigrants who worked on the eastern parts. These workers faced harsh conditions, long hours, and significant dangers, but their labor was crucial to the completion of the railroad in 1869. The contributions of these immigrant groups were instrumental in linking the eastern and western United States, facilitating commerce and migration.
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The Irish, Chinese, and African Americans comprised the workforce on the Transcontinental Railroad.
Chinese and Irish
The Irish & the Chinese.
The transcontinental railroad was primarily built by two groups: the Central Pacific Railroad, which employed many Chinese laborers, and the Union Pacific Railroad, which hired a diverse workforce including Irish immigrants. The Chinese workers faced harsh conditions and discrimination but played a crucial role in completing the western portion of the railroad. Together, these groups overcame significant challenges to connect the eastern and western United States by rail.
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immigrants
Beginning in 1607, the primary immigrants were British. The years of 1820 to 1830 saw a wave of Irish immigrants.