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America's first transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Peak, Utah. Governor Stanford drove the last spike, sometimes called the golden spike, to signify the completion of the railroad.

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it was completed at Promontory, Utah on may 10th of 1869

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The transcontinental railroad from California to Nebraska was finalized on May 10,1869.

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It was completed on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit in Utah. The trains of the East Pacific and Union Pacific companies met here at the drilling of the golden "Last Spike".

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The first transcontinental railroad in the united states was completed in?

The construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad started in 1863 and was finished in 1869. When it was first completed, it was known as the Pacific Railroad.


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The two railroad companies involved in the transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific. They completed the track on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah.


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