Westward Movement(Railroads)

The building of the transcontinental railroad

Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Jan 1, 1896

The first transcontinental railroad was 1776 miles long

Railroads at the end of the Civil War

Apr 9, 1865

At the end of the war 35,000 miles of railroad were in the US.

The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad Meeting

May 10, 1869

The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad met at Promontory Summit in Utah. The two companies met to create the first transcontinental railroad.

The creation of time zones

Nov 18, 1883

The creation of the railroads led to the creation of time zone. In the end there were four time zones

Railroads at the end of the century

Dec 31, 1899

In all of the U.S there was nearly 200,000 miles of track
In South Carolina there was nearly 2,800 miles of track