Railroads helped promote the factory system and urbanization.
Mostly Irish on the UP, mainly Chinese on the Central Pacific.
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.
The western United States
The railroad turned cattle ranching into a very profitable business, attracting more people to come to the West. It also helped people travel more easily and made it more efficient for necessary supplies to be brought to the West.
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The rail roads in the United States were built by Chinese and Asian slaves during the mid to late 1800's. They were not officaly slaves. What companies did was pay them (for example) $10 a day, but it costs $50 a day to feed and house them. So they could not leave.
Railroads helped promote the factory system and urbanization.
Mostly Irish on the UP, mainly Chinese on the Central Pacific.
The Central Pacific, California Central Railroad, and the San Jose Railway.
American employers desperately needed laborers for agriculture, mining, and railroad work. Mexican immigrants helped to fill this need.
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.
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.
Around 10,000 Chinese workers helped build the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the Transcontinental Railroad project in the United States during the 1860s. They played a significant role in the construction of the railroad, especially through the difficult and dangerous work in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
It eased growing tensions between the United States and Japan. Apex
American employers desperately needed laborers for agriculture, mining, and railroad work. Mexican immigrants helped to fill this need.