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The Transcontinental railroad was needed because the mining industry created a need for faster transportation-- stage coach lines and wagons were not moving fast enough.

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Which statement is falseThe first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869?

The first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.


What year did the First Transcontinental Railroad open?

The First Transcontinental Railroad opened for traffic on May 10, 1869.


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.


Why was the transcontinental railroad needed?

The Transcontinental railroad was needed because the mining industry created a need for faster transportation-- stage coach lines and wagons were not moving fast enough.


Why was the first railroad needed?

The Transcontinental railroad was needed because the mining industry created a need for faster transportation-- stage coach lines and wagons were not moving fast enough.


Who was the chief engineer of the transcontinental railroad?

Theodore Judah was the first chief engineer of what became the transcontinental railroad.


What was the first railroad to go through Montana?

It was the Transcontinental Railroad.


Where did the First Transcontinental Railroad start?

The First Transcontinental Railroad spanned from Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska to Alameda, California.


Did the first transcontinental railroad go from east to west or meet in the middle?

the first transcontinental railroad met in the middle at Promontory Point ,Utah


Which group played an essential role in the building of the first transcontinental railroad?

Chinese Immigrants played a major role in building the first transcontinental railroad.


Did the English start the first transcontinental railroad?

No. The English have nowhere to build a transcontinental railroad; they are on an island. The US was the first to begin such a railroad - aptly named the First Trascontinental Railroad - and the Russians soon followed with the Trans-Siberian Railway.


Who was recruited to build the Abraham Lincoln's transcontinental railroad?

Yes Abraham Lincoln did get employed for help building the first transcontinental railroad