The construction of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States was approved by the Pacific Railway Act, which was signed into law on July 1, 1862. The project officially began with groundbreaking in 1863, and the railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads were joined at Promontory Summit in Utah.
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The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
It was started 1863 and finished 1869
-The building of the transcontinental railroad started
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.
they started in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Half of it was started in California and the other half was started in Nebraska. Both parts of the railroad were connected in Promontory Point.
A place that consists of many things.
It consisted of two railroads, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific. The UP started in Omaha, and the CP started in San Francisco.
It had 3 ends, where the connected and where they started. They connected in Promontory Summit, Utah. They started in Sacramento, CA and in Omaha, Illinois.
Transcontinental is an adjective.