Transcontinental Railroad network

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Transcontinental_Railroad_network
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Overland_Route
gptkb:Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Golden_Spike_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:completedIn 1869
gptkbp:connects gptkb:East_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkb:West_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1863
gptkbp:enables coast-to-coast travel
transcontinental freight transport
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:U.S._history_textbooks
European folklore
gptkbp:firstCompletedBy gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:fundedBy land grants
U.S. government bonds
gptkbp:historicalSignificance accelerated westward expansion
boosted U.S. economy
reduced travel time across U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transcontinental Railroad network
gptkbp:influenced settlement of the American West
Native American displacement
gptkbp:joinedAt gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah
gptkbp:laborForceIncluded gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
Irish immigrants
Civil War veterans
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operatedBy multiple railroad companies
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Golden_Spike_ceremony
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Feather_River_Route
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6