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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:completed
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gptkb:First_transcontinental_railroad
1869
May 10, 1869
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gptkbp:conflict
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1870s economic depression
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:First_transcontinental_railroad
gptkb:First_Transcontinental_Railroad
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gptkbp:construction_method
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Labor-intensive with Chinese immigrant workers
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gptkbp:construction_started
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1863
1869
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Symbol of westward expansion
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gptkbp:economic_impact
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Facilitated trade and migration to the West
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gptkbp:founded
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1861
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gptkbp:grants
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Received land grants from the federal government
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Sacramento,_California
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:Chinese_laborers
gptkb:Railroad_barons
Civil War veterans
Engineers and surveyors
Politicians involved in railroad legislation
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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Influence on future railroads
Contribution to the industrial revolution in America
Cultural symbol of the American frontier
Impact on Native American lands and communities
Role in shaping American infrastructure
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gptkbp:historical_period
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American Civil War era
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First railroad to connect California to the eastern United States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Central Pacific
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Collis_Potter_Huntington
gptkb:Mark_Hopkins
gptkb:Leland_Stanford
gptkb:Charles_Crocker
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:Collis_Potter_Huntington
gptkb:Mark_Hopkins
gptkb:Leland_Stanford
gptkb:Charles_Crocker
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part of the modern Union Pacific Railroad system
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 690 miles
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gptkbp:merged_with
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gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
Southern Pacific in 1959
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gptkbp:notable_locations
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gptkb:Promontory_Summit
gptkb:Sacramento
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Great_Salt_Lake
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada
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gptkbp:notable_project
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gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad_Act
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
gptkb:California
freight and passenger services
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gptkbp:operations
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1885
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gptkbp:passenger_traffic
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Facilitated the movement of goods
Reduced travel time across the country
Boosted the economy of the western states
Encouraged settlement in the West
Increased accessibility to the West
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gptkbp:railway_line
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Sacramento to Promontory Summit
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gptkbp:route
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Transcontinental
Sacramento to Promontory Summit
Mountain ranges and deserts
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gptkbp:significant_event
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Golden Spike Ceremony
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:track_gauge
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Standard gauge
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gptkbp:train_types
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gptkb:Class_I_railroad
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_National_Memorial_for_the_War_in_the_Central_Pacific
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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