Who came up with the idea to build the transcontinental railroad?
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Who came up with the idea to build the transcontinental railroad and presented a plan to congress? Who came up with the idea to build the transcontinental railroad and did much of the land survey work for determining the best route over the Sierra Nevada?
Asa Whitney Whitney
Theodore Dehone Judah Theodore Judah
Asa Whitney Theodore Judah Transcontinental railroad First Transcontinental Railroad
Who came up with the idea to build the transcontinental railroad?
First Transcontinental Railroad Transcontinental railroad Asa Whitney Theodore Judah Collis Potter Huntington Gadsden Purchase History of rail transportation in the United States Thomas C. Durant Pacific Railroad Surveys History of Chinese Americans
Among the early proponents of <b>building</b> a <b>railroad</b> line that would connect the 
coasts of the United States <b>was</b> Dr. Hartwell Carver, who <b>in</b>&nbsp;... A <b>transcontinental railroad</b> or transcontinental railway is a contiguous network 
railroad trackage ... The first concrete plan for a <b>transcontinental railroad in</b> the 
United States <b>was</b> presented to Congress by Asa Whitney <b>in</b> 1845. ... It recruited 
Cantonese laborers <b>in</b> China, who did prodigious work <b>building</b> the line over and
&nbsp;... Asa Whitney (1797 – 1872) <b>was</b> a highly successful dry-goods merchant and 
<b>transcontinental railroad</b> promoter. He <b>was</b> one of the first backers of an 
American transcontinental railway. A trip to China <b>in</b> 1842-44 impressed upon 
Whitney the need for a <b>transcontinental railroad</b> ... He wanted to <b>build</b> a railroad 
across the United States. Theodore Dehone Judah (March 4, 1826 – November 2, 1863) <b>was</b> an American 
<b>railroad</b> and civil engineer <b>who was</b> a central figure <b>in</b> the original promotion,&nbsp;... ... and Charles Crocker) who invested <b>in</b> Theodore Judah&#39;s <b>idea to build</b> the 
Central Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S. <b>transcontinental railroad</b>. 
Huntington&nbsp;... The Gadsden Purchase, known <b>in</b> Mexico as Spanish: Venta de La Mesilla (Sale 
of La Mesilla), ... He <b>was</b> concerned that the increasing <b>railroad</b> construction <b>in</b> 
the North <b>was</b> shifting trade <b>in</b> ... The <b>idea</b> of <b>building</b> a <b>railroad</b> here had been 
considered for a long time, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific Ocean. 
<b>In</b>&nbsp;... The First <b>Transcontinental Railroad was</b> completed <b>in</b> 1869. This article is part of 
the history of rail transport by country series. Wooden railroads, called 
wagonways, were built <b>in</b> the United States starting from the 1720s. A railroad 
<b>was</b> reportedly used <b>in</b> the construction of the French fortress at ... Although the 
antebellum South started early to <b>build</b> railways, it concentrated&nbsp;... He <b>created</b> the financial structure which led to the Crédit Mobilier scandal. He 
<b>was</b> successful <b>in building railroads in</b> the Midwest, and, after the <b>UP was</b>&nbsp;... The Pacific Railroad Surveys (1853–1855) consisted of a series of explorations 
of the American West to find possible routes for a <b>transcontinental railroad</b> across 
North America. The expeditions included surveyors, scientists, and artists and 
resulted <b>in</b> an ... This survey <b>was</b> led by Lt. John W. Gunnison until his death by 
the Utes <b>in</b>&nbsp;... The history of Chinese Americans or the history of ethnic Chinese <b>in</b> the United 
States includes ... <b>In</b> 1943, Chinese immigration to the United States <b>was</b> once 
again ... rush <b>in</b> California, but also helped <b>build</b> the First <b>Transcontinental</b> 
<b>Railroad</b>, ... The <b>idea</b> for the use of Chinese labor <b>came</b> from the manager of the 
Central&nbsp;...
Dr. Hartwell Carver
First Transcontinental Railroad