10 Interesting Fact About The Transcontinental Railroad

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• Built by two railroad companies, Union Pacific and Central Pacific, from 1863 to 1869.
• Transcontinental train construction starts from Omaha, Nebraska, and Sacramento, California, and meet at Promontory Summit, Utah.
• Construction work is carried out by thousands of workers, including Chinese and Irish immigrants.
• Construction is carried out in very severe conditions, including extreme weather, insect attacks, and Indian attacks.
• Transcontinental train construction requires the use of building materials such as wood, stones and steel in large quantities.
• Transcontinental Train is the main transportation road for miners, breeders, and traders in the west.
• Transcontinental Train reduces travel time from east to west from several months to several days.
• Transcontinental trains allow people to travel easily and carry goods from one side of the country to the other.
• Transcontinental trains play an important role in the economic growth of the United States and expand Western regions.
• The day on which the transcontinental train was completed on May 10, 1869, celebrated as a golden spike day and is considered an important milestone.