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| people traveled in one of 3 ways before the early 1800's |
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| boats, walking, and by horse and wagon |
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| small steam engine on wheels |
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| Who keeps the fire burning and shovels coal in the firebox? |
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| boss on the train, watches the track ahead, and keeps the traiin moving at a good speed |
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| gave 2 companies the right to build the first transcontinental railroad. Promised the companies money and free land to put the track on |
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| 2 companies that were building the transcontinental railroad |
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| Central Pacific Railroad Company and the Union Pacific Railroad Company |
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| Central Pacific Railroad Company began its track in |
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| Union Pacific Railroad Company tracks began in |
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| What was the last special spike? |
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| Who developed air brakes? |
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| an engineer pulls his train onto the sidetrack to get out of the way of another train |
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| could travel with the current and against the current |
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| fuel to keep the locomotive going |
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| Who passed the Railroad Act of 1862? |
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