"Building the Transcontinental Railroad"

Transcontinental Railroad Proposal

Jan 1, 1845

Whitney presents a resolution in congress endorsing the funding of the railroad. Despite six years of campaigning for the railroad.

Approved

Jan 1, 1853

Congress approved the funds toward the railroad

Approved Construction

Jun 1, 1862

Congress passed and Lincoln signed for the Pacific Railroad Bill to start construction. The bill grants each enterprise 6,400 acres of land and $48,000 in government bonds per mile built.

Constuction

Jan 1, 1863

Shovels the first load of dirt in California

Dirt

Jan 8, 1863

California govener shovels the first load of dirt at Central Pacific

Homeric Winter

Dec 25, 1866

Cold and snowy winter

Chinese

Jun 2, 1867

They came back to the railroad because they had nohting

Strike

Jun 25, 1867

The Chinese men go on strike. They got cut off from food, supplies, and communication.

First Lots

May 9, 1868

Central Pacific sells their first lots in Reno, Nevada

Railroads

Apr 11, 1869

Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroad competed to see who could lay down more track.

Railroad was finished

May 10, 1869

built 690 miles long

Central Railroad

Jan 20, 1965

Charles Crocket tells Central Railroad to hire Chinese