Railroad from the west and the Union Pacific railroad from the east met upon a summit in utah. It was here on may 10th, 19 1859 that Leland Stanford wrote broke the last site, also known as the gold site joining the rails of the Transcontinental Railroad and forever linking Stanford University to this transformational event and the changes it brought to california and the nation. The completion of the Transcontinental Railroads connected the vast expanse of the United States with safe and convenient transport. Reducing coast to coast to travel from six months down to one week. In addition the railroad evoked social change through migration, Economic Growth and the introduction of Chinese Labor to the west. While at the same time delivering a death blow to the way of life of the plains indians. Another of the consequences was great wealth to the big builders of the roadway. Among them california senator Leland Stanford. This fortune and the land that Leland Stanford purchased with it wa
Railroad from the west and the Union Pacific railroad from the east met upon a summit in utah. It was here on may 10th, 19 1859 that Leland Stanford wrote broke the last site, also known as the gold site joining the rails of the Transcontinental Railroad and forever linking Stanford University to this transformational event and the changes it brought to california and the nation. The completion of the Transcontinental Railroads connected the vast expanse of the United States with safe and convenient transport. Reducing coast to coast to travel from six months down to one week. In addition the railroad evoked social change through migration, Economic Growth and the introduction of Chinese Labor to the west. While at the same time delivering a death blow to the way of life of the plains indians. Another of the consequences was great wealth to the big builders of the roadway. Among them california senator Leland Stanford. This fortune and the land that Leland Stanford purchased with it wa