Properties (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railway
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:American_Dream
Golden Spike cultural heritage economic growth economic policies industrialization land use changes trade routes urban development environmental impact national unity railroad expansion transportation policy government subsidies labor movements land disputes economic opportunities historical preservation railroad history transportation infrastructure civic pride transportation networks transportation efficiency economic disparity railroad workers railroad safety railroad regulations telegraph lines transportation revolution frontier spirit railroad strikes railroad towns railroad barons railroad expansionism American_innovation cultural_exchange Native_American_displacement Chinese_laborers |
| gptkbp:connects |
East_Coast_to_West_Coast
|
| gptkbp:constructedIn |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad |
| gptkbp:constructionMaterial |
1869
|
| gptkbp:constructionStarted |
1863
|
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
symbol of progress
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
completion ceremony
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
facilitated westward expansion
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pacific Railway
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased migration
boosted trade |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:is_funded_by |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
|
| gptkbp:landUse |
provided_by_U.S._government
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future railroads
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 1,912 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1869
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:route |
California_to_Nebraska
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first transcontinental railroad in the U.S.
|
| gptkbp:technology |
steam locomotives
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
transportation of goods
passenger travel |