Railroad Expansion
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Transcontinental Railroad built
May 10, 1869Two rail companies started on each side of the country and they built toward each other. One started in Sacramento, CA and the other started in Omaha, NE. 
Western Union Railroad
May 10, 1869Ran from San Jose, CA, to Sacramento, CA to connect the cities with the Transcontinental Railroad
The Santa Fe Extension
1883Stretched from Atchinson, KS, to Los Angeles, CA. 
The Northern Pacific RR
1883Finished in 1883. It stretched from Lake Superior to Portland, OR. 
Southern Pacific
1883Los Angeless, CA, to New Orleans, LA. 
The Great Northern
1893It ran from St. Paul, MN, to Seattle, WA. 