First Transcontinental Railroad

Summary

First Transcontinental Railroad is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.16% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,246 views/month, #5 of 3,177).^[2]

Key Facts

• First Transcontinental Railroad is in the country of United States^[3].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway line^[4].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's instance of is recorded as transcontinental railroad^[5].
• First Transcontinental Railroad is owned by Federal Government of the United States^[6].
• First Transcontinental Railroad is operated by Central Pacific Railroad^[7].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's main building contractor is recorded as Pacific Railway and Navigation Company^[8].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's Commons category is recorded as First Transcontinental Railroad^[9].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.3176, 'longitude': -120.3584}^[10].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:First transcontinental railroad^[11].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway^[12].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[13].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's date of official opening is recorded as 1869^[14].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's length is recorded as {'amount': '+3007'}^[15].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's state of use is recorded as in use^[16].

Body

Geography

First Transcontinental Railroad is in the country of United States^[3].

Physical Characteristics

First Transcontinental Railroad's length is recorded as {'amount': '+3007'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line^[4] and transcontinental railroad^[5]. First Transcontinental Railroad's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[13].

History and Context

First Transcontinental Railroad is owned by Federal Government of the United States^[6].

Why It Matters

First Transcontinental Railroad ranks in the top 0.16% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,246 views/month, #5 of 3,177).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]