Building the Transcontinental Railroad.

What is the Transcontinental Railroad??

• A Railroad

• A Railroad that connects to the east and west

• A Railroad in Osage, Oklahoma to Denver, Colorado

• A Railroad built in 1864

Who built the Transcontinental Railroad???

• Southern Pacific Railroad and Northern Pacific Railroad
• Amtrak and Burlington Northern Railroad
• Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad
• Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway

Why was the Transcontinental Railroad built???

• To build a new city in the middle of the country
• To create a barrier between the east and west coasts
• To transport goods from Europe to the United States
• To connect the east and west coasts of the United States

When the building of the Transcontinental Railroad happened in 1863 to 1869 what else happened??

• The building of the Transcontinental Railroad helped change the nation after it was built.

• It was used to transport people and goods from one place to another.

• It helped the Union Pacific and Union Central.

• It connected the north and south areas together after the building.

How was the Transcontinental Railroad built???

• The Transcontinental Railroad was built by a single person in a day

• The Transcontinental Railroad was built by aliens using advanced technology to create every single part of the railroad

• The Transcontinental Railroad was built with spikes and black powder that blasted the mountain bit by bit

• The Transcontinental Railroad was built by a powerful magic source