Why Train Shouldn T Work

The transcontinental railroad appeared like a golden route to a prosperous future, but the struggles of many peoples, cultures, and the downturn of the economy, show that the negative effects of the transcontinental railroad outweighed the benefits. Theodore Judah, and the Big Four, comprised of the Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker, decided to build the railroad by laying down the tracks. The founders did not realize the consequences of constructing this massive iron horse: the inhumane treatment of workers, the destruction of a culture, and the collapse of the economy in 1873. The people on the railroad faced the prejudices, inclement weather, and cruel actions because of the harshness shown by the Superintendent of Construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. Cruelty did not stop with the construction workers, but rather it spread to the innocent Native Americans. Armed forces killed Native Americans and food supplies off of ancestral land to build the transcontinental railroad. Although acts, such as the Pacific

Much has changed since the days of the Tallulah Falls Railroad, the sound of locomotive's whistles no longer fill the valleys. Children who used to wave at the train are now all grown with children and grandchildren of their very own. The people and the communities that the railroad served have forgotten about the “ole TF”. Many of the younger generations have no idea that the TF is the only reason that their towns exist today. People have put the railroad in the back of their minds and live their lives as if it never existed.

Established in 1842, the US House & Senate Committees have looked back at the railroad and used it to advance the ways and means of transporting goods, supplies, mail, and people. Look at what it has done; it has served as an artery, moving what is needed throughout the entire nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific. From giving jobs to those minority groups and once former slaves after the Civil War, throwing the stock market and economy left and right, assisting Abraham Lincoln in winning elections and also winning the Civil War, helping rebuild the South and the nation’s economy from the bottom up during the reconstruction era, taming the Wild West (which has a major direct influence on the American Government System), serving as one of the best ways of getting mail to citizens across the US, and expanding intercontinental trade to have its own manifest destiny. This railroad had a significant affect in the growth of this nation and its government. It’s relationship and way it impacts the government is a result from multiple chain reactions that originated from the 1860s, 70s, 80s, etc. and I strongly believe, after all of my research, that our nations governmental system would be many decades behind if it wasn’t for the transcontinental

Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad not only affected the United States itself but also anything that inhabited the lands that it was constructed on. As a necessary to build the railroad they had to go through mountains, Native American land, animals homes, etc. Native Americans being inhabitants of the land did not welcome the white settlers which resulted in violent conflict. When it came to building the railroad two companies were assigned the task, pinning them up against each other to lay the most track for more money. The Central Pacific company which started in California had to go through mountains while the Union Pacific which started in Nebraska only had to go through the Great Plains. For Central Pacific workers there was horrible working conditions, discrimination, and the chance dying for every mile laid.

Respondent Union Pacific Railroad Company ("Union Pacific"), submits this position statement in response to the discrimination charge filed by, Terry Scharfe ("Complainant"). The Complainant claims that Union Pacific discriminated against in retaliation for a prior complaint of harassment and on the basis of disability when he was discharged from his position as a Special Agent with the Union Pacific Police Department.

Hi Hakim, The problem with the railroad workers was serious. As you mention in your post several work related incidents were overlooked, many were lamed or even killed working on the railroad. For years, this event was covered up. I believe what help the citizens to realize how dangerous the working conditions be the journalist. In that era, they were called the muckraker. The Muckrakers targeted corrupted business and their illegal practices. (Diner, 1998). The muckraker were the ones that exposed deplorable working conditions, big business corruption, unfair wages and child labor. Changes in society started to improve when the public became aware of the conditions.

While dangerous work like firefighting often requires decisive and quick action against one of nature’s most destructive elements, do the inherent risks of firefighting justify risky decision-making by officials? In this dangerous and often daring line of work, when is the line between protecting the public and protecting public employees crossed – and who is responsible when that line is crossed?

On May 10, 1869 as the “Last Spike” struck by Leland Stanford now connected the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads across the United States at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory. The transcontinental railroads now complete and America is now destined to move to the forefront of the world’s stage. This new railroad system encouraged the growth of American businesses and promoted the development of the nation’s public discourse and intellectual life.1 At the same time, this new railroad affected many people positively

The Transcontinental Railroad was the largest project the United States had ever seen. Due to lack of technology, the enormous size of the project, and the environmental conditions, the railroad seemed to be an impossible task.  This construction project posed a huge challenge to those working on it. The railroad’s route would span nearly seven hundred

However, unfortunately, the losses outweigh the benefits of this railroad. My crops that I planted in September such as wheat, will be trampled on, and destroyed. My family won’t have any wheat to make bread, and we will starve. I have a wife who’s with child, and a baby

On that same thought you should always take off or take out distracting things like a hood or music or phone call. It can wait until you are on the train. If you are walking with you phone and texting not paying attention you can pushed accidentally and fall into the cross hairs of a train. Also when you have your hood on you can not fully see everything around you so you aren't fully aware of whats going on around you. If you have ear phones in and listening to music you can't hear the train coming and that is a very dangerous situation. People are warned with many kinds of different signs that trains are coming and train tracks are up ahead. So there should be no reason for an accident to happen when you follow the road signs and the cautions that you need to take. The roads that are called shared tracks lanes can be a hot spot for accidents to happen. In the video from the, "Utah Transit Authority Operation Lifesaver" It states, "Before you get in the lane check your mirrors and look at the light that tell when a train is coming." Always checking your mirrors in a lane like this is crucial and needs to happen every time. If you don't check your mirrors and only look at the light is not good because the lights may be wrong and a train could hit you from the rear end by not

Have you ever seen a railroad? Well, there was a time when railroads were desperately needed. This was the time of the Transcontinental Railroad. In my paper I will explain the purpose of the railroad, challenges the workers faced, and the results of the finished railroad.

* The police has many dangers due to the criminals is society today. Officers may be fired at while on duty, injured on a pursuit, or even on a simple traffic stop. Another danger with police is the amount of stress they receive while providing service.

It’s hard for any of us to see through the eyes of these workers, especially if we have never been in a situation like them or similar to theirs. So it’s

If used incorrectly or too close to people, dying is unavoidable. This is because of the high pressure emitted by the explosion, which causes a shortage of oxygen and failure of necessary organs. Since we did not know much about explosions at the time railroad expansion was happening, many people were not sure of the correct way to use it or how to keep themselves alive when blowing up massive sections of mountains. This caused thousands on thousands of deaths across the nation. Along with the loss of innocent lives, death slowed down the railroad expansion because new employees had to be hired regularly due to death. It proved difficult as people were scared by the fatality rate, and ultimately delayed efficiency- though not too