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hkwon
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 Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:31 am Post subject: Railroads in 1800's |
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Eleanore Carson
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does anyone know any good railroad timeline sights other then the "Railroad timeline history".
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zaronson
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 6:30 am Post subject: ELLIE |
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| ELLLIEE go to this web site and look under Developments in the U.S. it has some important dates |
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hkwon
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In the early 1860’s, The United States government actively extended rail lines across the country. US congress granted federal land to develop railroads. The first grant built a railroad from Chicago to Alabama. Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862 which was giving two companies (The Union Pacific, The Central Pacific) responsibility for building the railroad. Also, they invested millions of dollars in government loans to the railroad companies.
The Central Pacific Company built the railroad heading to eastward from Sacrament. And the Union Pacific Company built the railroad heading to westward from Omaha. They accomplished the construction of the first continental railroad
William Strickland supported by Pennsylvania, who was sent to collect information on construction of railroads in Europe, imported an English locomotive called the Stourbridge Lion to America. The West point foundry of New York invented the first American steam locomotive called the Best Friend of Charleston and provided to the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company. The South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company constructed the first US railroad carrying freights and driving passengers. |
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