Transcontinental Railroad

the first railroad built that crossed the nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific and was finished in 1869 after being built for 6 years.

Place where Union Pacific RR tracks connected to the Central Pacific tracks

the railroad company that began building of the transcontinental railroad from its eastern starting point in Omaha, Nebraska

the railroad company that began building of the transcontinental railroad from its western starting point in Sacramento, California

Town where the two railroads connected the Transcontinental Railroad

largest group who worked on the TCRR due to a shortage of labor (Central Pacific)

Year the Transcontinental Railroad was finished

how long it would take to travel by railroad from San Francisco to New York

group who was forced off their land when railroad was being built; RR workers were killing too many buffalo which also hurt this group

U.S. government gave this to the railroad companies for every mile of track they laid

explosions, avalanches, exhaustion

communication, businesses, travel, building new towns