Question

Describe how the transcontinental railroad came to exist in America.

Answer 1

On July 2nd, 1862, Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act. In 1863, construction began on a transcontinental railroad. Central Pacific and Union Pacific were in charge of it. It reached from Iowa to California. It was completed in 1869, two lines connected at Promontory Summit in Utah. It allowed Americans to travel by rail from the East to the West Coasts.

Answer 2

The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs