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The Central Pacific Railroad Co. began its building of the Transcontinental Railroad on this day. It was now a race against the Union Pacific Railroad Co.
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The Union Pacific Railroad Co. began its building on this day, competing against the Central Pacific Railroad Co. for who could build the railroad stretching across the USA faster.
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Explore the expansion of trains and the railroad in the American west.
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The Transcontinental Railroad connected the western and eastern coasts of the United States. It was finished on May 10, 1869. The Union and Central Pacific Railroad Co. met in what is now northern Utah at Promontory to connect the Mississippi River to the west coast of the United States of America
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George Westinghouse invents and patents the first automatic aribrake. Modern airbrakes are closely based off his system. It was later put into law that it was mandatory for trains to have them.
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There is now an established railroad between St. Loius and San Francisco, also known as Frisco.
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The Northern Pacific Railroad is completed at Gold Creek, Montana. This allows for trade much farther north of the transcontinental railroad.
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The Santa Fe Railway stretched from Chicago to western cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, and Houston. It increased trade form major cities to small towns.
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The Southern Pacific Railway stretched from Portland, Oregon to New Orleans, Louisianna. This provides travel and trade up and down the western seaboard all the way to the mouth of the Mississippi.
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The Great Northen Railway line was completed, stetchign across the northern United States. It travels across rugged terrain.
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The diesel engine was invented by Rudolf Diesel. It allowed for more efficient travel, replacing the common steam engine. The diesel engine eventually lead o faster more powerful trains.
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