dates
what was the date the railroad started
when did the central pacific lay its first tracks?
1863
Which railroad companies joined together to form the union pacific?
Missouri Pacific and western pacific
True of False, was the civil war still going on during the construction?
True
how many sections were the tracks separated into?
2
what was the deadline that the railroad had to be completed?
July 1, 1876, but they finished 7 years early
when was the american railroad company founded?
1861
when were the two railroads joined together?
may 10, 1869
True or False, some generals helped construction
true
what did they use to explode tunnels?
dynamite
when did companies set up standard times zones?
1918
what was one reason the union pacific was created?
"Formed for the venture"
What were the Union Pacific financed by?
Federal loans
How many Chinese workers help with the construction?
Eleven thousand
when did the congress order companies to build the railroads?
1862
when did the headquarters in Omaha lay its first tracks?
1865
why did the central pacific hire thousands of other workers?
Because they needed to meet the male labor quota
What was the reason the Union pacific was created?
To extend the railway system to the pacific coast
name one condition workers had to endure during the construction?
Heat stroke and cold conditions
Define Transcontinental railroad
A railroad that goes from coast to coast
When did Ah Goong. who was one of the thousands of Chinese workers, join the construction of the railroad?
how many years did the central pacific start before the union pacfic?
they started 2 years apart
Where were the two railroads joined together?
Utah
How much did the railroad cost?
50 million dollars
who came to see the railroads being connected?
citizens