Building of a Railroad

Mining towns used the trains to bring in supplies and to carry away the minerals.

These railroads were completed in Colorado.

Does this look easy to build?

Lots of bridges had to be built. Trestle - the framework that holds up the bridge

Bridges had to be constructed over rivers and streams.

Tunnels were dug through the mountains.

Workers had dangerous jobs lcweb2.loc.gov

They needed lots of railroad workers dese.mo.govwww.nationalatlas.gov memory.loc.govwww.nationalatlas.gov

Immigrants from Europe and Asia worked on building the railroads.

They lived far from home

The railroads carried materials and people to the West