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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Golden_Spike
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gptkbp:challenges
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Weather conditions
Labor shortages
Native American conflicts
Terrain difficulties
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gptkbp:completed
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1869
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:West_Coast
East Coast
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gptkbp:construction_started
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1863
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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National pride
Inspiration for literature
Inspiration for films
Symbol of American progress
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gptkbp:funding
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gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Promontory_Summit
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Robert_Young
gptkb:Grenville_Dodge
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkb:James_Hill
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:E._H._Harriman
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Andrew_Carnegie
gptkb:George_Pullman
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Collis_Potter_Huntington
gptkb:William_H._Vanderbilt
gptkb:Henry_Flagler
gptkb:James_E._Casey
gptkb:William_Barstow_Strong
gptkb:Walter_H._Annenberg
gptkb:Leland_Stanford
gptkb:David_B._Jones
gptkb:Charles_Crocker
gptkb:Charles_M._Schwab
gptkb:J._P._Morgan
gptkb:Thomas_C._Durant
gptkb:John_A._Sutter
Daniel Willard
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Facilitated westward expansion
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Pacific Railway
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:Economic_growth
Trade expansion
Population migration
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributed to the development of the American West
Influenced future railroads
Promoted interstate commerce
Set standards for rail construction
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gptkbp:length
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1916 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:opened
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1869
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:route
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Overland Route
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:First_transcontinental_railroad
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gptkbp:technology
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Steam locomotives
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cyrus_B._Comstock
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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