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[[Image:Golden Spike.jpg|thumb|left|297px]] [[Image:Railroads of the Western USA.png|thumb|right|375px]] ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] > [[ | [[Image:Golden Spike.jpg|thumb|left|297px]] [[Image:Railroads of the Western USA.png|thumb|right|375px]] ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] > [[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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| width="9%" align="center" | 1869 | | width="9%" align="center" | 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 | ||
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[[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]] | ||