The person who convinced railroad officials that it was possible to build a railroad line across the Sierra Nevada mountains was Theodore Judah. He was a civil engineer and advocate for the Central Pacific Railroad, who presented detailed plans and surveyed potential routes through the challenging terrain, demonstrating the feasibility of the project. Judah's vision and determination played a crucial role in securing support for the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
railroad company officials
The invention of the standard gauge made a network of railroad lines possible.
from Nevada sierra to the rocky mountains
The Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Julia Tuttle, a local citrus grower convinced Henry M. Flagler, the hotel baron and railroad tycoon to expand the Florida East Coast Railroad to Miami. He made it a railroad hub, dredged the harbor, began a recreational center, and promoted tourism.
stock watering and bribery of public officials
mountains and basins
The Central Pacific Railroad.
Completed with a Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10th, 1869, the First Transcontinental Railroad linked California with the existing rail network of the eastern United States.
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Approximately 2 years.