Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
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Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
QUOTE: [i] When I was your age (anyone attempting to guess when will be shot)
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QUOTE: Originally posted by monkeysrule2591 ok, the only reason that i joined this club thing, is just so i could get some answers to some questions for school. and dont say that its cheating, cuz my teacher recomended this site, so i am going to use it. now then here is my questions i have for all u people: 1. what places could u go to on the transcontinental railroad in 1863 to 1867? 2.how long did it take to get from new york to california in the years listed above? 3.what were the price of the tickets for the transcontinental railroad in 1863 to 1867? 4. and last one: what were the adventures u could be a part of in the west in 1863 to 1867? please answer these. if u all dont i will be really really really mad! and remember MONKEYS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [}:)][8][;)][8D][:D][:)][:p][B)][:0][:X][:X][:(!][^][V][xx(][:(][:I][:I][:o)][8)][|)][?] your punk rock friend- haley ps email me with these answers email is monkeysrule2591@aol.com Monkey- I'll assume you SN has your birthday embedded in it. That would make you 12 - 7th grade?. Reading all of "Nothing Like it in the World" by Ambrose is probably overkill for your project, but the book does have an index in the back, so you should be able to look up some of the answers you need. I'll give brief answers to your questions, but you'll need to do more research. 1. When the US transcontinental RR project started, the railroads had already been built out to the Missouri River. The railroad was started at Omaha NE and Sacramento CA and built from both ends to the middle. It wasn't complete until May 1869 when both ends met at Promontory UT. The route is still in service and is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. It runs parallel to I-80 though Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah and California. 2. Before the RR, it took months to get from NY to California. Most people went by ship around the tip of South America or by ship to Panama, then across the isthmus and by ship again to CA. After the railroad was built, it took 5 days. While it was being built, you could ride to the end of the railroad and then travel overland to the other railhead to complete the journey by rail. As the gap narrowed, the non-rail portion of the trip shortened and the overall trip got faster. 3. This is something you'll have to look up. 4. This is another one to look up. There is good stuff in the Ambrose book along with some photos. The National Park Service web site also has some info. -Don P.S. most people here don't understand "AIM-speak". I'm afraid you'll have to use real Engli***o get a real answer. thanx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
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QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes Hey Moneyrules Don't be afraid to hit the books as others have suggested. When it came to trains I never had to have an excuse to do my own research. When I was your age (anyone attempting to guess when will be shot) I especially loved (and still do) steam engines so I took every chance to read about them. As others have said check out Union Pacific. I learned alot about them. Early railroading was a dangerous thing. (Can be today also.) Boiler explosions, rail problems (just like a whip cracking--slicing into the passenger cars, and many Indians were not especially fond of the railroad. One of the Indian tricks was breaking out the colored lenses in a trackside signal, leaving just a white bulb showing. In early railroad days the white light was basically a clear ahead signal. So if the colored lense was broken out then the white bulb told the engineer--no problem so he would high ball into a coming train. Once you get started you will, if not already, begin to like or love trains. And then its Katy bar the door. Good luck with your report. Make sure and get a A for trAins. [;)]
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