Transcontinental Railroad Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Pacific Railroad Act
A
1862
2
Q
First use of time zones
A
1883
3
Q
Standard Time Act
A
1918
4
Q
Central Pacific Railroad construction
A
Sacramento, east
690 miles of track
15 tunnels (longest was Summit Tunnel, 1659 feet, 2years)
5
Q
Union Pacific Railroad construction
A
Omaha, west
1086 miles of track
8 bridges, 4 tunnels
6
Q
CPRR chemist
A
James Howden
7
Q
Golden Spike ceremony
A
May 10, 1869
Promontory Summit, Utah
8
Q
Durant’s delay 1
A
Piedmont, Wyoming
400 tie cutters, no pay 3 months
9
Q
Durant’s delay 2
A
Weber River
Devil’s Gate Bridge
Ogden, Utah sent engine 119
10
Q
Golden spike locomotives
A
Jupiter – 1868 – Schenectady locomotive Works.
119–1868– Rogers locomotive and machine works (Paterson, New Jersey)
11
Q
Trans-Siberian railway
Trans-Australian railway
A
1916, 1917, respectively
