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Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska (via Ogden, Utah, and Sacramento, California) and Oakland, California.
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Which two companies completed the transcontinental railroad?
A+ Central Pacific---Union Pacific
What two changes were brought about by the transcontinental railroad?
Greatly speeded up white settlement in the west. Contributed to the displacement and defeat of Indians
What were two key events that happened during the Progressive Era?
There were several important events that took place during the Progressive Era. Two of these events were the passing of the Homestead Act and the first Transcontinental Railroad.
Where did the two ends of the transcontinental railroad join?
The final spike was driven in at Promontory Summit, in (what is now) Utah on May 10th, 1969. It was solid gold, thus was immediately removed and is now in a museum.
How did the transcontinental railroad affect the Great Plains?
It made it easier to travel.There had to be stations for passengers and to fill water. It made it easier for Cattle Ranchers to deliver cattle. With all this going on you need a place to spend the night and a place to board your horses, place to eat etc. Before you know it you have a town. It helped to settle pioneers in the Great Plains.
Which two citys were connected by the transcontinental railroad?
San Francisco and Chicago
In what two cities did the transcontinental railroad begin and end?
The Transcontinental Railroad began in San Francisco, California and ended in Council Bluff, Iowa. Three private railroad companies joined forces to make it happen. They were the Western Pacific Railroad, the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
What two citys were connected by transcontinental railroad?
On May 10, 1869, the "golden spike" at Promontory Summit, Utah marked the completion of the "transcontinental railroad", but it only connected Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California. It was not until 1870 that the connections were complete from New York City to San Francisco, from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
The two railroads joined in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad were the?
The two railroads the joined in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific railroad.v
What were the names of the two railroad companies that completed the Transcontinental Railroad?
The two railroad companies involved in the transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific. They completed the track on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah.
What two companies build the first transcontinental railroad?
the central and pacific railroad compnaies.
What two railroad companies built the first transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Facts about the transcontinental railroad?
It was built by two separated companies. Its construction was funded by mainly the government. It was connected in Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10, 1869.
Which 2 railroad linked up at Promontory Utah to create the first transcontinental railroad?
The two railroads that linked up at Promontory, Utah to create the 1st transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad.
What two cities does the Trans-Siberian Railroad connect?
Moscow and Vladivostok on Russia's Pacific coast are connected by the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
What were two affects of the transcontinental railroad on the US?
one day
What two railroads companies built the first transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
