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The Chinese, Irish, and the Americans worked on the Transcontinental Railroad. The Chinese had 11,000 workers and they are greatly cheered today because without them, the railroad would not have been completed that fast. I'd say how slow it still takes us Americans to build schools and new roads that we might still be working on the First Transcontinental Railroad today!!
The Chinese were paid 28 dollars a month and worked from before sunrise to way after sundown. When the Chinese have a job to do they stick to it!!!
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What was the original transcontinental railroad commissioned by Congress which built its rail line west from Omaha?
Union Pacific Railroad
What are some effects of the Transcontinental Railroad?
The Transcontinental Railroad helped to connect the East with the West, increased trade between the East and the West, and helped with the growth of the US.
Who built the transcontinental railroad and what was its impact on American industry and agribusiness?
The bulk of the workmen working their way from the EAST towards the West were Irishmen. The bulk of the workmen building the railroad from the WEST towards the EAST were the Chinese.
Who built the transcontinental railroad-?
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.
What did Theodore Judah dream of building?
Theodore Judah dreamed of building a railroad in the US that connected the west to the east - a transcontinental railroad.
Who built the track of the Transcontinental Railroad that began in Omaha Nebraska?
The transcontinental railroad was built by the Union Pacific Railroad going west from Omaha, Nebraska. They built their part of the railroad to Promontory, Utah. The Central Pacific Railroad built the other part of the transcontinental railroad starting in Sacramento, California and built east meeting the Union Pacific Railroad.
What railroad was the first to connect the east and the west coast of the US?
It was called the "transcontinental" railroad.
What was the original transcontinental railroad commissioned by Congress which built its rail line west from Omaha?
Union Pacific Railroad
What does the transcontinental railroad mean?
It means that it is a railroad going across the continent to the West. It was built during the Californian Gold Rush because during that time people realized they needed a railroad to get from place to place more easily. It also increase the population flow in the West.
The railroad linking east and west?
the railroad linking east to west is the transcontinental railroad
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.
Did the settlers go east or west when the transcontinental railroad was being built?
The transcontinental railroad was built as a faster, safer means of travel between California and the states east of the Mississippi. When it was built, there were many more people moving west than east.
Who built the transcontinental railroad from west to east?
Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad CompaniesIt was build by Chinese laborers
Where did the transcontinental railroad push west from?
nebraska
What four things did the transcontinental railroad for the country?
Well, all i know is that the Transcontinental Railroad made the journey to the East from the West
What are some effects of the Transcontinental Railroad?
The Transcontinental Railroad helped to connect the East with the West, increased trade between the East and the West, and helped with the growth of the US.
