1. Railroad in Utah

2. Set-Up Cornell Notes (IN Pages 74-75
Title: Railroad in Utah
Essential Question: How did the Transcontinental Railroad impact Utah?
***Put your summary section on IN Page 75***

3. The Railroad Revolutionizes Transportation
The issue: connecting the eastern United States to the western United States
Solution: laying RR tracks to connect the country with a Transcontinental Railroad
Advantages: speed and convenience

4. Two Railroad Companies
Union Pacific- began laying tracks west from Omaha, Nebraska
Central Pacific- began laying tracks east from Sacramento, California
Meeting place: Ogden or Salt Lake City, Utah

5. Two Railroad Companies
Union Pacific
Hired immigrants from Ireland and other countries
Laid track on flat prairie land (at first)
Had to purchase lumber and have it shipped to create tracks (few trees where track was laid)
Needed help from Utah once they reached the Rocky Mountains
Central Pacific
Hired immigrants from China
Passed through the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Had access to lots more lumber in the area
Raced across the Great Basin of Nevada faster than expected

6. Dangerous Work
Workers of both Railroad Companies dealt with harsh weather (extreme heat or bitter cold)
Many died from the cold in the mountains and from accidents while setting off dynamite to blast through mountains

7. Brigham Young Helps the Union Pacific
Young accepts contract for $2 million to build a roadbed from Echo Canyon through Weber Canyon
They promised to run the tracks through Ogden & Salt Lake City
President Ulysses S. Grant wanted the tracks to follow trails just north of Ogden so it didn’t initially run through SLC

8. Transcontinental Railroad

9. The Race Was On!
The tracks from both railroad lines finally met on May 10, 1869 at the top of Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake
The Golden Spike (actually made of gold!) was driven in to complete the merging of the two railroads
Later, both railroads went to Ogden

10. Warm-Up (IN Page 78 TOP)
What advantages and disadvantages did the Union Pacific face?
The advantages for the Union Pacific were…
The disadvantages for the Union Pacific were…
What advantages and disadvantages did the Central Pacific face?
The advantages for the Central Pacific were…
The disadvantages for the Central Pacific were…
Where was the RR supposed to meet?
The RR was supposed to meet in…
Why was working on the RR difficult?
Working on the RR was difficult because…

11. The Railroad Changes Utah
Trains were very important for moving raw materials from mines to manufacturing centers
Trains created new markets for produce & meat
The railroad brought in goods that were much cheaper than those made in Utah
Trains increased the number of converts, settlers and tourists coming to Utah
Rail lines linked major cities