RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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6 years
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8 years
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2 years
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3 years
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, a golden spike was hammered into the final tie. The transcontinental railroad was built in six years almost entirely by hand. Workers drove spikes into mountains, filled the holes with black powder, and blasted through the rock inch by inch.
Detailed explanation-2: -6, 220 miles (10, 010 km) of railway lines were built during the decade. 1840-The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad in North Carolina becomes the longest railroad in the world with 161.5 miles (259.9 km) of track.
Detailed explanation-3: -The longest railway in the world, this striking line connects Moscow with Vladivostok, covering a distance of 9, 198 kilometres. One of the boldest construction works of modern times, it took more than twenty-five years and great effort to build.
Detailed explanation-4: -While much of the original transcontinental railroad tracks are still in use, the complete, intact line fell out of operation in 1904, when a shorter route bypassed Promontory Summit.