Transcontinental Railroad route
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:railway_line
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| gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad |
| gptkbp:completedIn |
May 10, 1869
|
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Sacramento,_California
gptkb:Omaha,_Nebraska |
| gptkbp:enables |
coast-to-coast travel by rail
|
| gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:Oakland,_California
|
| gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first rail link between eastern and western United States
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Transcontinental Railroad route
|
| gptkbp:length |
about 1,912 miles
|
| gptkbp:meetingPlace |
gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Golden_Spike_ceremony
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:First_Transcontinental_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:passesThrough |
gptkb:California
gptkb:Nebraska gptkb:Nevada gptkb:Utah gptkb:Wyoming |
| gptkbp:startPoint |
gptkb:Council_Bluffs,_Iowa
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Missouri_River_Bridge
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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