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5 days ago · Learn about the history and technology of building the first transcontinental railroad across the United States, connecting the East and West coasts. Explore the challenges, conflicts, and achievements of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads.
- 03. Cultural Impact
The Central Pacific released Chinese workers in April 1869...
- 09. Tunnels & Bridges
The Central Pacific's American River Bridge and the Union...
- 03. Cultural Impact
5 days ago · The Central Pacific released Chinese workers in April 1869 with the completion of the railroad at Promontory, Utah. Racial tensions increased in the West as the workers returned to California in search of employment.
5 days ago · The Central Pacific's American River Bridge and the Union Pacific's bridge over the Missouri River, on either end of the transcontinental railroad, were examples of the use of Howe's truss. The Howe truss was the first design to incorporate metal with the wood construction.
4 days ago · More significantly, four Sacramento merchants—Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington, and Leland Stanford—financed the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. Stretching eastward from the city, it completed the country’s first transcontinental rail link when it was joined to the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · The Union Pacific Railroad ( reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles (51,800 km) routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
Canada - Transcontinental Railway, Expansion, Immigration: With the addition of British Columbia, Canada extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific. To maintain that vast area and to ensure its independence from the United States, it was necessary to build a railway to the west coast.
4 days ago · This cartoon from the May 29, 1869 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper celebrates the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad linking the eastern and western halves of the United States, but its caption also hints at the hope for a deeper reconciliation.
