Mostly Irish on the UP,
mainly Chinese on the Central Pacific.
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 came to America and helped build the transcontinental railroad. it was very dangerous work but Chinese immigrants were plentiful and willing. they were cheap, plentiful labor which made them ideal to the racist white men of America.
Chinese did most of the work from the west coast with Irish labour employed from the east
The people who helped build the Central Pacific was the exodusters i think. If you don't know (just like meh) then go and time in, "Who helped build the Central Pacific?" and you'll probably be there!
The Union Pacific Railroad and The Central Pacific Railroad Companies were formed to build the railroad. Many of the CPR workers working east from California were Chinese-Americans and many of the UPR workers building west from Nebraska were Irish immigrants.
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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.
The Central Pacific, California Central Railroad, and the San Jose Railway.
Both the Irish and the Chinese immigrants helped to build the railroads in America.
Mostly the Americans and the Chinese helped build the first Continental Railroad in 1869.
Central Pacific
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.
Yes there were Irish immigrants that helped to build railroads.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company, California Central Railroad, and the San Jose Railway.
The Chinese people helped build the Central Pacific railroad. The Central Pacific railroad was built during 1863 to 1885.
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.
No, the Trans-Continental Railroad was built primarily by Chinese immigrants and African-Americans.