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 (596 views/month, #5 of 3,177).^[2]

Key Facts

• First Transcontinental Railroad is in the country of United States^[3].
• First Transcontinental Railroad is on the continent of North America^[4].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway line^[5].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's instance of is recorded as transcontinental railroad^[6].
• First Transcontinental Railroad is owned by Federal Government of the United States^[7].
• First Transcontinental Railroad is operated by Central Pacific Railroad^[8].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's main building contractor is recorded as Pacific Railway and Navigation Company^[9].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's Commons category is recorded as First Transcontinental Railroad^[10].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.3176, 'lon': -120.3584}^[11].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:First transcontinental railroad^[12].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway^[13].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[14].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's date of official opening is recorded as 1869^[15].
• First Transcontinental Railroad's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3007'}^[16].

Body

Geography

First Transcontinental Railroad is in the country of United States^[3]. It is on the continent of North America^[4].

Physical Characteristics

First Transcontinental Railroad's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3007'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line^[5] and transcontinental railroad^[6]. First Transcontinental Railroad's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[14].

History and Context

First Transcontinental Railroad is owned by Federal Government of the United States^[7].

Why It Matters

First Transcontinental Railroad ranks in the top 0.16% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (596 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 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]