Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railroad
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
transportation of goods land grants transportation revolution railroad safety regulations railroad strikes railroad technology advancements government regulation of railroads railroad monopolies economic policies of the 19th century cultural heritage of railroads transcontinental railroad completion American_industrialization Chinese_laborers railroad_history_in_the_United_States tourism_development_in_California urbanization_in_the_West |
| gptkbp:built |
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_Mountains
financial difficulties labor shortages |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:completed |
1869
|
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Sacramento
Promontory Summit |
| gptkbp:designedBy |
Big Four
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1861
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:San_Francisco
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
influence on rail transport
development_of_California economic_growth_in_the_West settlement_of_the_American_West |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
transcontinental travel
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Central Pacific Line
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:Collis_Potter_Huntington
gptkb:Mark_Hopkins gptkb:Leland_Stanford gptkb:Charles_Crocker |
| gptkbp:legacy |
infrastructure development
railroad expansion cultural_significance_in_American_history |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Golden Spike Ceremony
|
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:California
|
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
defunct
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:First_Transcontinental_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:route |
approximately 690 miles
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:track |
standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
passengers
freight |