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Unit 1 The Transcontinental Railroad
Construction began in 1862, but the outbreak of the Civil War slowed progress
considerably on the Union Pacific line when workers were called away to serve in the
army. However, workers farther west on the Central Pacific were able to continue
construction in Utah and California. For this reason, the Central Pacific Railroad
advanced far more quickly than the Union Pacific. A compromise was made to extend
the Central Pacific farther to the east, to make up for the time lost building the Union
Pacific line. The lines finally met one another in 1869, at the newly determined
junction in Promontory, Utah. [A] The completion of the transcontinental railroad was
perhaps a bit before its time. [B] In the early years, one train a week was all it took
to deliver all the supplies needed by settlers in the West. [C] However, as
settlements in the West expanded, so did the railroad. By the 1880s, new rail lines
ran the entire length of the West Coast, from Washington state in the north to Los
Angeles in the south. [D]
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Construction began in 1862, but the outbreak of the Civil War slowed progress
considerably on the Union Pacific line when workers were called away to serve in the
army. However, workers farther west on the Central Pacific were able to continue
construction in Utah and California. For this reason, the Central Pacific Railroad
advanced far more quickly than the Union Pacific. A compromise was made to extend
the Central Pacific farther to the east, to make up for the time lost building the Union
Pacific line. The lines finally met one another in 1869, at the newly determined
junction in Promontory, Utah. [A] The completion of the transcontinental railroad was
perhaps a bit before its time. [B] In the early years, one train a week was all it took
to deliver all the supplies needed by settlers in the West. [C] However, as
settlements in the West expanded, so did the railroad. By the 1880s, new rail lines
ran the entire length of the West Coast, from Washington state in the north to Los
Angeles in the south. [D]
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