Transcontinental railroad completed

On 1869 the President of the Union Pacific Railway and the Central Pacific Railway held a meeting at the cape of Utah State and carried the last peak of the ceremony to the railroad line connecting the railroads. As a result, transcontinental rail travel will be the first in the history of the United States. Western travelers no longer need a long and dangerous journey through the truck train, and the West will certainly lose some of the wild appeal of a new relationship with the civilized East.

Since at least 1832, eastern and forefront politicians have recognized the need to connect two coasts. However, it was not until 1853 that Congress allocated funds to investigate several routes across the continental railroad. Actual construction of the railway will have to wait longer because the tension between the north and the south prevents Congress from reaching an agreement where the route starts.

In the year of the Civil War, Congress under Republican rule passed the Pacific Railroad Act (1862) and promised to construct a transcontinental line and to provide grants and loans for public land to the two railways in the Pacific and Central Pacific. As a result, the railroad began working in Sacramento with Omaha in 1866, establishing a northern route nationwide. In the desire for their land, two routes are established and the final venue must be renegotiated.

The harsh winter, the heat of the hot summer, the attack of India, the illegal of the town of the newly settled Western, the condition of the ruggedness of the workers of Union Pacific - mainly the Irish civil war veterans - primarily create conditions It was. The majority of immigrants in the central Pacific region have many problems in China's labor force, including cruel 12 hour work done at Sierra Nevada. Many times, the entire crew loses the avalanche, or an explosive unfortunately causes several deaths.

For all adversities they suffered, workers at Union Pacific and Central Pacific could pave 18,000 miles earlier than planned, earlier than planned. Traveling by train or boat for a couple of months now takes only a few days. Their work had a direct impact: America 's rapid growth and expansion for many years after the construction of the railroad was for years.

When the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 and Auckland came to the western end, the African American population of that city steadily increased. Continental railroad (Central Pacific, later South Pacific) employs African American as a porter, maid, cook, redhats, and waiter. With the creation of Pullman Sleeper, train travel became popular and became comfortable. Pullman has adopted only African American men and women as rail porters and maids. They work long hours, work hard, travel nationwide, and provide services to train passengers as needed. This job is very difficult but it gives these women and men the opportunity to see the country, earn better wages than regular daily labor and families, and learn about other communities. As more and more people enter the town, work in the hotel industry will become more common

The first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 at the Cape Summit on the north side of the Great Salt Lake. In 1870, the railroad was connected to the city from the transcontinental railroad, and the burden of the trip was relieved. Following this, a large group of large transitions took place. Chinese (laying most of the central Pacific railroad) founded a lively Chinatown called "Plum Blossom Lane" in Salt Lake City in the early 20th century. Chinese enterprises and houses were demolished in 1952, but historic buildings were built near the parking lot of Plum Blossom Lane. Immigrants also find economic opportunities in the booming mining industry. Urban archaeological sites of Japan - Buddhist temples and Japanese Christian churches - remain in the center of Salt Lake City