First transcontinental railroad

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:approvedBy	gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1862
gptkbp:buildingCompleted	1869
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:connectedAt	gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah
gptkbp:connectedTo	gptkb:Golden_Spike
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	1863
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employs	gptkb:Chinese_immigrants Irish immigrants Civil War veterans
gptkbp:endPoint	gptkb:Sacramento,_California
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite	gptkb:Golden_Spike_National_Historical_Park
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	First transcontinental railroad
gptkbp:impact	accelerated settlement of the American West boosted economic development reduced travel time across the U.S.
gptkbp:length	about 1,912 miles
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Golden_Spike_ceremony
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Charles_Crocker gptkb:Leland_Stanford gptkb:Grenville_Dodge gptkb:Thomas_Durant
gptkbp:opened	May 10, 1869
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:purpose	connect eastern U.S. rail network with Pacific coast
gptkbp:significance	first continuous rail line across the United States
gptkbp:startPoint	gptkb:Omaha,_Nebraska
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Evanston_Subdivision
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6