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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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| width="9% | | align="center" width="9%" | '''Transcon-tinental Service Started''' | ||
| align="center" | '''Railroad''' | | align="center" | '''Railroad''' | ||
| align="center" | '''Normal Route''' | | align="center" | '''Normal Route''' | ||
| align="center" | '''Connecting Spike''' | | align="center" | '''Connecting Spike''' | ||
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| width="9% | | 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 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="9% | | align="center" width="9%" | 1881 | ||
| [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe]] + [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]] | | [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe]] + [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]] | ||
| Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA | | Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Deming, NM | | Deming, NM | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="9% | | align="center" width="9%" | 1881 | ||
| [[Texas and Pacific Railway|Texas and Pacific]] + [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]] | | [[Texas and Pacific Railway|Texas and Pacific]] + [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]] | ||
| St. Louis, MO - Los Angeles, CA | | St. Louis, MO - Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Sierra Blanca, TX | | Sierra Blanca, TX | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="9% | | align="center" width="9%" | 1883 | ||
| [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]] | | [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]] | ||
| New Orleans, LA - Sacramento, CA | | New Orleans, LA - Sacramento, CA | ||
| Pecos River, TX | | Pecos River, TX | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="9% | | align="center" width="9%" | 1883 | ||
| Northern Pacific | | Northern Pacific | ||
| Duluth, MN - Seattle, WA | | Duluth, MN - Seattle, WA | ||
| Gold Creek, MT | | Gold Creek, MT | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="9% | | align="center" width="9%" | 1885 | ||
| [[Atlantic and Pacific Railroad|Atlantic and Pacific]] | | [[Atlantic and Pacific Railroad|Atlantic and Pacific]] | ||
| Albuquerque, NM - Los Angeles, CA | | Albuquerque, NM - Los Angeles, CA | ||
| <br> | | <br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="9% | | align="center" width="9%" | 1885 | ||
| Canadian Pacific | | Canadian Pacific | ||
| Halifax, NS - Vancouver, BC | | Halifax, NS - Vancouver, BC | ||
| Craigellachie, BC | | Craigellachie, BC | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="9% | | align="center" width="9%" | 1893 | ||
| Great Northern | | Great Northern (U.S.) | ||
| Chicago, IL - Seattle, WA | | Chicago, IL - Seattle, WA | ||
| Scenic, WA | | Scenic, WA | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="9% | | align="center" width="9%" | 1925 | ||
| [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] (via Boise, ID) | | [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] (via Boise, ID) | ||
| Granger, WY - Portland, OR | | Granger, WY - Portland, OR | ||
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{{United States-stub}} <br><br> | {{United States-stub}} <br><br> | ||
[[Category:US_Migration_Railroads|Railroads]] [[Category:Migration_Routes|Railroads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal|Railroads]] | [[Category:US_Migration_Railroads|Railroads]] [[Category:Migration_Routes|Railroads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal|Railroads]] | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 16 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.
| Transcon-tinental Service Started | Railroad | Normal Route | Connecting Spike |
| 1869 | 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 (U.S.) | Chicago, IL - Seattle, WA | Scenic, WA |
| 1925 | Union Pacific (via Boise, ID) | Granger, WY - Portland, OR |