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What were the names of the two railroad companies that completed the Transcontinental Railroad?

The two railroad companies involved in the transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific. They completed the track on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah.


What two companies build the first transcontinental railroad?

the central and pacific railroad compnaies.


What two railroad companies built the first transcontinental railroad?

Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.


What two railroads companies built the first transcontinental railroad?

Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.


What are two companies that built the transcontinental railroad in central pacific?

Union Pacific (east) & Central Pacific (west).


What two railroad companies made the transcontinental railroad?

The two companies that worked on the transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific and Central Pacific. The Union Pacific started at Omaha and the Central started in CA.


In what two cities did the transcontinental railroad begin and end?

The Transcontinental Railroad began in San Francisco, California and ended in Council Bluff, Iowa. Three private railroad companies joined forces to make it happen. They were the Western Pacific Railroad, the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad Company.


Who were the owners of the transcontinental railroad?

The Federal government paid the two railroad companies that built it by granting them sections (one square mile) on alternating sides of any tracks that they built. The railroad companies could do whatever they wanted with this land and often sold it off. Many other western railroads were later funded the same way.


Which two companies built the first rail way across the US?

The first transcontinental railroad in the United States was built by the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad. Construction began in 1863 and was completed in 1869, connecting Sacramento, California, with Omaha, Nebraska. The project significantly transformed transportation and commerce across the country.


The two railroads joined in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad were the?

The two railroads the joined in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific railroad.v


Which 2 railroad linked up at Promontory Utah to create the first transcontinental railroad?

The two railroads that linked up at Promontory, Utah to create the 1st transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad.


What were two affects of the transcontinental railroad on the US?

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