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What Were The Challenges Of Building The Transcontinental Railroad?

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Have you ever heard of The Transcontinental Railroad? It was a big part of history for the U.S.A. You will learn how it was built. What were the challenges of building the railroad? What was so important about it? First, the railroad was built by 2 companies. The two companies were the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific. Leland Stanford is the president of the Central Pacific Railroad. Huntington was the vice president, and Mark Hopkins was the treasurer. Charles Crocker was in charge of the work for the railroad. Together they were called the Big Four. Next, some of the challenges of building the transcontinental railroad were the lack of workers. They had to use dynamite to make tunnels, which was dangerous. There was no connection from
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