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US Marks 150 Years of Transcontinental Railroad

posted by martyb on Sunday May 12 2019, @06:38AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-pony-[express]-for-you dept.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48234440

Crowds gathered to witness a re-enactment of the day 150 years ago when a golden spike was hammered into place to complete the Transcontinental railway, linking the east and west coasts.

[...] The transport link slashed travel times from months to a week, and quickly spread Anglo-European influence.

[...] The Central Pacific Railroad started in Sacramento, California while the Union Pacific Railroad started in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Both met at Promontory Summit on May 10 in 1869.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 12 2019, @02:50PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 12 2019, @02:50PM (#842685)

    Where multiple parties who didn't want to talk or agree to terms came to accept a single standard upon which to build.

    Multiple parties did not agree on a standard. The railroad standards were enacted by Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Railroad Act of 1863. Lincoln recognized the need for a Railroad and Telegraph line, from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, for the purpose of securing transportation infrastructure for the U.S. Government for postal and military needs.

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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday May 12 2019, @09:59PM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Sunday May 12 2019, @09:59PM (#842764)

    The railroad standards were enacted by Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Railroad Act of 1863.

    Good Lord! This Abraham Lincoln sounds like a Communist! He should have left the market to solve the problem.

    I'm sure he was an active supporter of states' rights though.