Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska (via Ogden, Utah, and Sacramento, California) and Oakland, California.
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A+ Central Pacific---Union Pacific
Greatly speeded up white settlement in the west. Contributed to the displacement and defeat of Indians
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.
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.
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.