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Irish immigrants worked on the union pacific railroad to help build west from Omaha Nebraska. The Union Pacific was in fierce competition with the central pacific railroad so the irish sometimes would sabotage the work of the central pacific.
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Which immigrants helped build the transcontial railroad?
Mostly Irish on the UP, mainly Chinese on the Central Pacific.
What immigrant group helped build the union pacific railroad?
Chinese did most of the work from the west coast with Irish labour employed from the east
What immigrant group was the primary one to build the union railroad?
Irish
Did the people of the Transcontinental Railroad like the Chinese?
Chinese immigrants came to America and helped build the transcontinental railroad. it was very dangerous work but Chinese immigrants were plentiful and willing. they were cheap, plentiful labor which made them ideal to the racist white men of America.
Who built the transcontinental railroad-?
The Union Pacific Railroad and The Central Pacific Railroad Companies were formed to build the railroad. Many of the CPR workers working east from California were Chinese-Americans and many of the UPR workers building west from Nebraska were Irish immigrants.
