Central Pacific Railroad

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The Central Pacific Railroad was a major 19th-century American railroad company that built the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, linking California to the eastern United States and transforming transportation and commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
builtSectionOf western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ
connectedRegion California ⓘ
eastern United States ⓘ
constructionDirection eastward from California ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effect accelerated settlement of the western United States ⓘ
reduced coast‑to‑coast travel time in the United States ⓘ
stimulated economic development in the American West ⓘ
foundedBy Charles Crocker ⓘ
Collis P. Huntington ⓘ
Leland Stanford ⓘ
Mark Hopkins ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
headquartersLocation Sacramento, California ⓘ
linked to: Sacramento
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
impactOn American transportation infrastructure ⓘ
national market integration in the United States ⓘ
industry rail transport ⓘ
legacy key component of the historic U.S. transcontinental rail network ⓘ
meetingLocation Promontory Summit, Utah Territory ⓘ
metWith Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
nickname The Big Four (for its principal founders) ⓘ
notableEvent completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit ⓘ
operatedIn California ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
Utah Territory ⓘ
ownedBy interests of the Big Four ⓘ
partOf First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ
received federal bond subsidies ⓘ
federal land grants ⓘ
role western builder of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ
routeTerminus San Francisco Bay area (via connecting lines) ⓘ
significance facilitated long‑distance commerce across the United States ⓘ
transformed transportation between California and the eastern United States ⓘ
startPointOfMainLine Sacramento, California ⓘ
linked to: Sacramento
transported freight ⓘ
mail ⓘ
passengers ⓘ
traversed Sierra Nevada mountains ⓘ
linked to: Sierra Nevada
usedLaborFrom Chinese immigrant workers ⓘ
Civil War veterans ⓘ
Irish immigrant workers ⓘ

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Crocker family → associatedWith → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: the Crocker family
Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862 → beneficiary → Central Pacific Railroad Company of California ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Leland Stanford → employer → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Leland Stanford → owned → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Leland Stanford → boardMemberOf → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Leland Stanford → notableWork → Development of the Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
First Transcontinental Railroad → builtBy → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Promontory Summit, Utah Territory → railroadMet → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Promontory Summit, Utah Territory → associatedWithOrganization → Central Pacific Railroad Company ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Promontory Summit, Utah Territory → associatedWithLocomotive → Central Pacific Jupiter ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Overland Route (historic) → operatedBy → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad → partOf → Central Pacific–Southern Pacific system ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad → mergedWith → Central Pacific Railroad (under common control) ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Edwin B. Crocker → associatedWith → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Charles Crocker → memberOf → Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad) ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Charles Crocker → employer → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Thomas Durant (Hell on Wheels) → conflictWith → Central Pacific Railroad (Hell on Wheels) ⓘ
subject linked to: Thomas Durant
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Big Four railroad magnate circle → mainSubject → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Port Costa, California → servedByRailroad → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Virginia and Truckee Railroad → connectedTo → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Pacific Railway Act of 1864 → mainSubject → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Pacific Railway Act of 1864 → beneficiary → Central Pacific Railroad Company ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Wadsworth, Nevada → servedBy → Central Pacific Railroad (historical) ⓘ
subject linked to: Wadsworth
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Collis P. Huntington → employer → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Golden Spike ceremony → railroadJoined → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Golden Spike ceremony → organizedBy → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada → constructedBy → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada → originalOwner → Central Pacific Railroad Company ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Golden Spike National Historical Park → associatedWith → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Golden Spike Ceremony → involvedRailroad → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: golden spike ceremony
Southern Pacific Railroad → partOf → Central Pacific–Southern Pacific system ⓘ
subject linked to: SP
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad → acquired → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: SP
Mark Hopkins → employer → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Colfax Amtrak station → formerOperator → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Union Pacific Overland Route → constructionPartner → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Roseville (railroad junction and town site) → partOf → Central Pacific Railroad network ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Theodore Judah → employer → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Theodore Judah → helpedFound → Central Pacific Railroad Company of California ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
The Associates → keyProject → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
The Associates → controlledCompany → Central Pacific Railroad Company ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Big Four of the Central Pacific → associatedWith → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Santa Clara station → formerOperator → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Samuel S. Montague → employer → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Samuel S. Montague → notableEmployer → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Samuel S. Montague → associatedWith → Central Pacific Railroad Company ⓘ
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad
Wadsworth, Nevada → servedByRailroad → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Mary Ann Deming → associatedWith → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Mary Ann Deming → spouseAssociatedWith → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Mary Ann Deming → spouseEmployer → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Stanford family → associatedWithOrganization → Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ