2006-10-06 09:15:32 · 8 answers · asked by daddysonlygirl95 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It was the rail line that linked the East and West coasts of the U.S., making America a completed nation, geographically.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad#United_States
2006-10-06 09:18:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Union Pacific met the California pacific railroad at Promentory Point Utah.. When the two sections of track met it becames Lincoln's legacy of a transcontinent trafficway from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans.
2006-10-06 16:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for Promontory Point right next to the golden spike. Yes a railroad that connected the coasts of America.
2006-10-07 20:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by langstaff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is in your question- a railroad that crossed the continent
2006-10-06 16:18:06 · answer #4 · answered by roydono 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the railroad that spand the entire USA from the east coast to the west coast.
2006-10-06 16:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by lightningviper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,..... trans mean to transport as to one place to another. and continental means basicly from different countrys or continents. So basically in means a long railroad which moves though continents and countrys.
2006-10-06 16:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by N.O. Stunna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It didn't completely cross the US though. I believe it stopped in Utah
2006-10-06 16:19:21 · answer #7 · answered by Here Today 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't the answer in your question?
2006-10-06 16:22:25 · answer #8 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋