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Who built the track of the Transcontinental Railroad that began in Omaha Nebraska?
The transcontinental railroad was built by the Union Pacific Railroad going west from Omaha, Nebraska. They built their part of the railroad to Promontory, Utah. The Central Pacific Railroad built the other part of the transcontinental railroad starting in Sacramento, California and built east meeting the Union Pacific Railroad.
What dangers did the railroad workers face when the transcontinental railroad was built?
Temperature, hygiene, hunger
Most early railroads in the US were built in the?
The first American Railroad was built in the North, called the Baltimore and Ohio, or B&O Railroad.
What is a framework built to carry railroad tracks?
A Trestle
Who built the under ground railroad?
harriet tubman
Who made sure that a transcontinetal railroad would be built?
the U.S. government
What was the transcontinetal railroad?
it was a railroad \
Year of first transcontinetal railroad?
in 1886
What did the transcontinetal railroad connect?
promontory summit,utah
Explain the impact of the proposed Transcontinetal Railroad on the Native Americans who lived on the plains and in the west?
When the First Tanscontinental railroad was built, all the smoke came to where the Native Americans lived. They called the train the 'Iron Horse".
What was the major reason for sectional tension over building the transcontinetal railroad?
slaves
What day was the transcontinetal railroad finished?
The tracks of the eastern and western parts of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States were joined on may 10 1869.
What is the importance of the transcontinetal railroad?
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the east coast of the United States with the west coast. Previous to the completion of the railroad the only way to cover the distance was on horseback which could take several months.
What impact did the transcontinetal railroad have on the industrial growth?
It is often argued that the transcontinental railroad increased the national GNP, but an economic study shows that the GNP would have remained the same without the railroad, but it would have been concentrated in the East.
Who built the track of the Transcontinental Railroad that began in Omaha Nebraska?
The transcontinental railroad was built by the Union Pacific Railroad going west from Omaha, Nebraska. They built their part of the railroad to Promontory, Utah. The Central Pacific Railroad built the other part of the transcontinental railroad starting in Sacramento, California and built east meeting the Union Pacific Railroad.
A framework built to carry railroad tracks what does a framework built to carry railroad tracks?
Trestles
Where was the Central Pacific Railroad first built?
The Central Pacific Railroad was first built in Sacramento, California. The Central Pacific Railroad is the former name of the railroad network that formed part of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
