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[[Image:Golden Spike.jpg|thumb|left| | [[Image:Golden Spike.jpg|thumb|left|240px]] [[Image:Railroads of the Western USA.png|thumb|right|375px]] ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[US_Migration_Railroads|Railroads]]'' | ||
Some American settlers moved to new homes by railroad. Railroads were faster, less expensive, and healthier than overland travel by covered wagon. Railroads often organized immigrant trains to encourage settlement (and eventually business) along their routes. | Some American settlers moved to new homes by railroad. Railroads were faster, less expensive, and healthier than overland travel by covered wagon. Railroads often organized immigrant trains to encourage settlement (and eventually business) along their routes. | ||
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|+ '''Transcontinental Railroads of the United States and Canada''' | |+ '''Transcontinental Railroads of the United States and Canada''' | ||
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| align="center" width="9%" | ''' | | align="center" width="9%" | '''Service Started''' | ||
| align="center" | '''Railroad''' | | align="center" | '''Railroad''' | ||
| align="center" | '''Normal Route''' | | align="center" | '''Normal Route''' | ||
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| align="center" width="9%" | 1869 | | align="center" width="9%" | 1869 | ||
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[[First Transcontinental Railroad|The First Transcontinental Railroad]] | [[First Transcontinental Railroad|The First Transcontinental Railroad]] [[Central Pacific Railroad|Central Pacific]] + [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] | ||
[[Central Pacific Railroad|Central Pacific]] + [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] | |||
| Omaha, NE - Sacramento, CA | | Omaha, NE - Sacramento, CA | ||
| Promontory Summit, UT | | Promontory Summit, UT | ||
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| Pecos River, TX | | Pecos River, TX | ||
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| align="center" width=" | | align="center" width="8%" | 1883 | ||
| Northern Pacific | | Northern Pacific | ||
| Duluth, MN - Seattle, WA | | Duluth, MN - Seattle, WA | ||
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| align="center" width="9%" | 1893 | | align="center" width="9%" | 1893 | ||
| Great Northern (U.S.) | | [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)]] | ||
| Chicago, IL - Seattle, WA | | Chicago, IL - Seattle, WA | ||
| Scenic, WA | | Scenic, WA | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 17 September 2010
United States 
Migration Railroads
Some American settlers moved to new homes by railroad. Railroads were faster, less expensive, and healthier than overland travel by covered wagon. Railroads often organized immigrant trains to encourage settlement (and eventually business) along their routes.
| Service Started | Railroad | Normal Route | Connecting Spike |
| 1869 |
The First Transcontinental Railroad Central Pacific + Union Pacific |
Omaha, NE - Sacramento, CA | Promontory Summit, UT |
| 1881 | Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe + Southern Pacific | Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA | Deming, NM |
| 1881 | Texas and Pacific + Southern Pacific | St. Louis, MO - Los Angeles, CA | Sierra Blanca, TX |
| 1883 | Southern Pacific | New Orleans, LA - Sacramento, CA | Pecos River, TX |
| 1883 | Northern Pacific | Duluth, MN - Seattle, WA | Gold Creek, MT |
| 1885 | Atlantic and Pacific | Albuquerque, NM - Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1885 | Canadian Pacific | Halifax, NS - Vancouver, BC | Craigellachie, BC |
| 1893 | Great Northern Railway (U.S.) | Chicago, IL - Seattle, WA | Scenic, WA |
| 1925 | Union Pacific (via Boise, ID) | Granger, WY - Portland, OR |