USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -However, the Transcontinental Railroad had a negative impact on the Plains Indians. They were forced to move away from the railroad despite it running through Indian Territory. The workers often killed buffalo for meat, and the track itself disrupted the Plains Indians buffalo hunting.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the early workers were Irish immigrants. Railroad work was hard, and management was chaotic, leading to a high attrition rate. The Central Pacific management puzzled over how it could attract and retain a work force up to the enormous task.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chinese Workers Dominated the Workforce Many Irish immigrants and other white laborers who moved west chose instead to pursue farming or mining. In January 1865, Central Pacific published an ad seeking 5, 000 railroad workers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most of the Chinese workers, who numbered over 11, 000 by the end of the project, were employed by the Central Pacific Railroad building out of Sacramento, California. The use of Chinese labor started as an experiment.