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First Proposal for Railroad
Asa Whitney, an American merchant, proposed the first plan for a transcontinental railroad to Congress. Only for his plan to get rejected. The rejection was mainly because of the seccional beliefs of Congress regaring expansion. -
California
California is admitted to the Union as a free state, this allows the oppurtunity for expansion and more chances avaliable for different groups of people -
Railroad Committe
A Sacramento merchant, Collis Huntington, and Theodore Judah, an engineer, brings together four potential investors to create a board of directors for the construction of the railroad -
Pacific Railroad Bill
President Lincoln signs the bill establishing the Union Pacific Railroad Company and designating 6,400 acres towards the construction of the railway -
Construction begins
The Union Pacific Railroad company puts the first rails of the transcontiental railroad down -
New vice-president and general manager
After the construction of the railroad begins Thomas Durant takes the position as Vice-President and General Manager of the project -
Growth of the Central Pacific Railroad
Vice-Presidnent Durant takes the railroad back to Congress and gets another land grant, almost twice the size as the first, and also got permisson to all natural resources in their path. Congress removed limits on the stock ownerships as well. -
Chinese Workers
Chinese workers are hired to work on the construction of the railroad -
Civil War Veterans
Thousands of veterans move west looking for work on the railroad after the end of the Civil War -
Chinese Strike
Chinese railroad workers go on strike wanting better hours and salary, after management doesn't give in the workers continue working under the same conditions as before -
Promontary Point
Promontary Point is the final destination for the Central Pacific Railroad, after 1,700 miles connect the country a golden spike is used during the ceremony to end the construction
