![]() It posted advertisements for jobs with high wages in post offices throughout California, but only 800 men responded. For the initial work, the railroad needed 5,000 workers. It immediately faced its most imposing and dangerous task, cutting a route through the Sierra Nevada. Chinese Workers Power the Central PacificĪfter receiving its contract in 1862, the Central Pacific was set to begin construction by 1863. Part 5 notes who comprised the work force that built the Central Pacific railroad that began in California and drove eastward. Part 4 looked into the laborers who built the Union Pacific’s section of the Transcontinental Railroad, extending from Omaha, Nebraska to Promontory Point, Utah. Part 3 picked up discussing the laborers who build Russia’s transcontinental railway. Part 2 addressed the forces that gave rise to the need for a Trans-Siberian Railway. Part 1 was an introduction to the immigrant workers who comprised the majority of the labor force. ![]() This series that I have entitled “Who Built the Railroads?” focuses on the laborers who built the transcontinental railroad in the United States and the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia. ![]()
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