Difficulties Creating the Transcontinental Railroad

  The Union Pacific and The Central Pacific encountered many problems while trying to create the transcontinental railroad. One thing that was a problem was the environment. The Union Pacific had to deal with the harsh heat of over 100 degrees while the Central Pacific had to deal with the narrow mountainside of the Sierra’s this created many hazards and many were injured bad and killed. I think that the Union Pacific faced more problems because they had to face scorching heat. This made working harder and faster more difficult because of fatigue. While they also had to transport the wood from very far away. This is why the Union Pacific faced more problems.