Transcontinental Railroad
Mar 22
Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad was signed into action in
September of 1862. A project this big had not yet been undertaken
in America and the two companys, the Union Pacific and the Central
Pacific needed lots of help from the Government to get the job done.
The Government donated the land needed to lay down the tracks
and also gave the company rail-side land for each mile of track they
built. The companys also …
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…the two sets of tracks met a golden spike was driven in to
complete the railroad. Now what would take months, when done
right, to cross the country would now only take a week. Also
supplies and products that used to be too heavy to ship West could
now be send on the train. Thanks to the Transcontinental Railroad
America moved a step foward in time and changed it forever.
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