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- Theodore Judah
- The Big Bet
- Theodore Judah
- Let's make this dream a reality!
- Charles Crocker
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- Meanwhile..
- Thomas Durant
- Chinese Immigrants
- 1,400 workers
- Building Process
- Theodore Judah convinced Congress to fund the building of the transcontinental railroad. When the Central Pacific heard that Union Pacific laid 7 miles, Charles Crocker took action. He responded by saying his men could build 10 miles in a day. Doubting them, Durant bet $10,000.
- Ironmen
- Charles Crocker, the construction boss, begged his partner to hire Chinese workers for this project. They were forced to do dangerous jobs for little money. Crocker talked with a San Francisco firm about bringing more people from Asia. They would form groups of 20 or so men.
- Native Americans
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- Charles Crocker, the construction boss, begged his partner to hire Chinese workers for this project. They were forced to do dangerous jobs for little money. Crocker talked with a San Francisco firm about bringing more people from Asia. They would form group of 20 or so men
- 16 railroad cars were used to create 2 miles of track. The 4 men in the front and the 4 men in the back both worked efficiently to place the tracks quickly. A new track was laid every 10 seconds.
- Golden Spike
- Tampers and shovelers packed the ground near the rails at the end. This line of four hundred men ran over 2 miles long and they worked like a well-maintained machine. The "ironmen" took the 30 ft, 560 pound rails and placed them on each side of the iron cart
- TEAMWORK!
- Scared of the technological advancements, Native Americans like the Sioux, Arapho and Cheyenne feared the "ironhorse" and started to attack the work groups attached to the Union Pacific.'{}:?p='?:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::n
- Afraid of the technological advancements, Natives called this transcontinental railroad the"Iron Horse". The Sioux, Arapaho and Cheyenne attacked work crews because these advancements threatened their way of life.
- Fearful Civilization
- On the very last rail, David Hewes gave a single golden spike to be placed. Everyone was listening in to hear the last spike, but Stanford missed. A normal worker came in and hammered it for him, making the idea of a transcontinental railroad officially a reality.
- Thomas Durant
- Lealand Stanford
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