Transcontinental Railroad - Construction, Competition & Impact

In 1862, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies began building a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from east to west. Over the next seven years, the two companies raced toward each other from Sacramento, California on the one side to Omaha, Nebraska on the other, struggling against great risks before they met at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869.

The impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on Native Americans

Cultural Impact - The Transcontinental Railroad

History

17 Epic Facts about the Transcontinental Railroad - OldWest

The 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad: The

The Transcontinental Railroad: 1869

Transcontinental Railroad - UEN

The Mad, Bad Business of Railroad Tycoons

The Railroad That Changed America

Portland Railroad History - Pacific Railroad Preservation Association

Transcontinental Railroad & Expansion in the United States

The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad