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Mostly Irish on the UP,

mainly Chinese on the Central Pacific.

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How did the immigrants helped build the transcontinental railroad?

chinese and russin\


Irish immigrants helped build what Railroad?

Irish immigrants worked on the union pacific railroad to help build west from Omaha Nebraska. The Union Pacific was in fierce competition with the central pacific railroad so the irish sometimes would sabotage the work of the central pacific.


Chinese immigrants helped build the what railroad?

The Central Pacific, California Central Railroad, and the San Jose Railway.


What group of immigrants helped build the railroads?

Both the Irish and the Chinese immigrants helped to build the railroads in America.


Who helped build the trans continental railroad?

Mostly the Americans and the Chinese helped build the first Continental Railroad in 1869.


Which railroad did Chinese immigrants help build?

Central Pacific


Who helped the Canadians build the railroad?

Most of the labour used to build the Canadian Pacific Railway were immigrants because they would work for less pay. On the eastern side the largest ethnic group would have been Irish. On the western side it was the Chinese.


Did Irish immigrants help build the railroads?

Yes there were Irish immigrants that helped to build railroads.


What railroad did chinese immigrants help build?

The Central Pacific Railroad Company, California Central Railroad, and the San Jose Railway.


People from Asia who helped build the central pacific railroad?

The Chinese people helped build the Central Pacific railroad. The Central Pacific railroad was built during 1863 to 1885.


Who are immigrants to help build the Transcontinental Railroad?

Immigrants who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad primarily included large numbers of Chinese laborers, especially in the western sections of the project, as well as Irish immigrants who worked on the eastern parts. These workers faced harsh conditions, long hours, and significant dangers, but their labor was crucial to the completion of the railroad in 1869. The contributions of these immigrant groups were instrumental in linking the eastern and western United States, facilitating commerce and migration.


Did the Russians build the transcontinental railroad?

No, the Trans-Continental Railroad was built primarily by Chinese immigrants and African-Americans.