Where did the transcontinental railroad start?

Answer 1

The Transcontinental Railroad began in Council Bluff, Iowa and traveled westward, ending in San Francisco. It was a revolutionary achievement and united the west with the rest of the country. Goods and transportation could be transported faster and could be obtained at a lower price.

Answer 2

the idea was because everyone was taking boat to get to the east to west and it took months to get mail and people from east to west so they came up with a faster way to get from east to west and now since the transcontinental railroad is built it take 4 days! to get from the east to west

Answer 3

At the eastern end it was Council Bluffs , Iowa. At the western end it was San Francisoc, California.

The eastern end was named the Central Pacific RR . The western end was named the Union Pacific RR.

The transcontinental Rail Road was constructed from each end, mainly by Irish (Eastern) and Chinese (Western) labourers. The two Rail roads met at Promontory, Wyoming. There are famous pictures of this meeting , locomotives, people, directors of the companies, and they completed the join up by the 'Golden Spike Ceremony'. The whole railroad was named the Union Pacific RR.

During World War (II) the RR hauled millions of tons of goods for the war effort, hauled in mile long trains by 'Big Boy' locomotives, and their smaller cousind the 'Challenger' class, through Cheyenne, Green River, Laramie, Ogden, over such steep gradients as Weber Canyon, Sherman Hill, and Wasatch Grade.

Today the Union Pacific RR has one each of a Big Boy (No. 4014) and a Challenger ( NO. 3980 ??) in preservation, which they run, in steam, on special excursion trains.

The biggest marshalling yard in the USA is at North Platte, Nebraska, and us part of the Union Pacific RR. Where heavy freights are still run both east and west .

As a final note, the initials of the Union Pacific RR are 'U.P.' ( Unlimited Power), and that has always been the UP's locomotive policy, to have the biggest strongest locomotives possible.

Answer 4

the transcntnental railroad began in Sacramento ca.

Answer 5

The transcontinental railroad was develop by the government offering loans and cheap real estate to anyone who could prove they had the ability to build large railway systems.

Answer 6

Theodre Judah started this event in American history and people started calling him "Crazy Judah".

Answer 7

Omaha Nebraska