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:
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?
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!
Somebody needs to, like um…, do a book report on Stephen Ambrose’s “Nothing Like It In The World” and like, maybe even read the book? Novel concept!
There are these neat things called public libraries…Grenville Dodge is now rolling over in his grave in Council Bluffs, maybe the Creditte Mobillier and Durant could answer for him, better yet, find Jack Casement …
Gnarly Dirty Bird
(don’t gett too frosty or get your armour yellow shorts in a bunch, Ed!)
Since the Transcontinental Railroad was not completed until 1869, none of the questions you have posed have valid answers (you might have been able to get to western Nebraska on the UP, or had an adventure as part of a buffalo hunt or Indian massacre).
Ok, man- the two post above have the correct answers. Maybe your history BOOK has answers. Get mad all you want, but some research wouldn’t hurt [^]. What grade are you in?
Anyway, good luck with your project and come back here- you don’t have to be a train genius to participate.[;)][8D]
Gnarly Bird,
Dude, like the shorts are PTRA Blue, totally!
Monkey man needs to take the Q, and slide on down to the library!
Free knowledge, free net, and fine babes.
Got my stick, got vacation, and the waves are tall and tubular!
Fine time.
Seriously Frosty,[8D]
Ed
Yo Monkey boy!
I agree with my homies on the forum. It sounds like you want us to do your homework for ya! not gonna happen here.check out the library.check out the card catalouge under union pacific and other stuff mentioned here.do a good job and get an A.
stay safe
Joe
If the waves in the Port of Houston are tall and tubular, its time to head for higher ground. But of course on Texas beaches, tall and tubular is about 3 feet.
monkeyrule…A for original effort, but looks like its off to the book stack or google.
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. [;)]
The first true transcontinental railroad was the CP. It was completed on November 7, 1885 in Craigellachie B.C. To find out more about this check out www.cprheritage.com Good Luck!!! Keep Rocking
Mookie posted her picture and gave her age - and you guys are all younger than she is and in the case of some of you - even cuter, if that is possible!!!
So why can’t you give your age - you won’t post your picture, in case De Boss is looking, but your age? Remember - it’s mind over matter! Don’t mind and it won’t matter!
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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:
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?
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!
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.
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.
Before the RR, it took months to get from NY to Califor
Yo! I’m in school too and when I need information I hit the books! It isn’t going to hurt you to do some research ya know. You can even do research on the internet. There is a difference between going onto an internet forum and asking everybody to give you the answer and actually going to a website and looking something up! Good Luck!
Yo Jim, you like totally like misspelled that dudes name. Its like Monkeys Rule (and like 2591). Like whatz up with yo man?
Lets hit hit the books dudes thats like totaly awesome.
peece out yo its your home dawg
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I come to this site to get away from what I call “Stupid Speak” at school, so could we move on and try to give info to the new kid.
Hello, is it Haley?
Any search engine should give plenty of information with the typing in “transcontinental railroad.” Let us know what you find out and we will tell you if it is right.
Somewhere deep inside i feel the same way. Oh, and about that teen talk- please excuse me, i will be 99.9% serious from now on. But did any of us gave him the right answer? I kinda feel bad for that kid.
If the teacher is the source of the original questions (factual timeline errors), then the kid is doomed. He/she was furnished enough hints to trip over, just needs to spend the effort doing the research by reading.
Oooh like “Teen talk” Gag me with a spoon, for sure! (Ok… I’m mixing here…)
Seriously, has anyone emailed this person? (Besides me… I got a kinda mean response… I’m not sure if I’ll reply. If I do reply, I will keep Proverbs 15:1 in mind: A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh response stirs it up.)