The Transcontinental Railroad

The Idea

The Construction

The People Involved

The Idea

• Why the railroad was needed.

• Plans to link the West to the East.

• Projected costs of the plan.

• The estimated manpower of the project.

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• http://cprr.org/Museum/index.html

• http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ovr.shtml

• http://web.archive.org/web/20020126231648/http://www.geocities.com/%7Eronkohlin/rr/transcon.htm

Connecting the Country

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Union Pacific Railroad

• Starting Point: Omaha, Nebraska

• Ending Point: Promontory Summit, Utah

• Start Date: July 10, 1865

• Finish Date: May 9, 1869

• Length Of Track: Approximately 1200 Miles

Central Pacific Railroad

• Starting Point: Sacramento, California

• Ending Point: Promontory, Utah

• Start Date: January 8, 1863

• Finish Date: May 9, 1869

• Length Of Track: Approximately 850 Miles