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Trans Canada Trail is working as hard as possible to provide the ability to bike across the country for Canada's 150th birthday . They are creating bicycle paths (1)for Canadians to ride on , spanning from (2)coast to coast . So far , the Great trail is 87% finished . Their goal is to have the great trail fully connected in 2017 which is the 25th anniversary of the trail . Most of the bike paths are already in use , but there is still 3,200 kilometers left of rural and difficult terrain to complete

Until gold was revealed in the Rocky Mountains in 1859, the native population was virtually undisturbed by outside influence and the prairies were freely used to sustain life. When the gold was discovered, a whole new attitude came across the land. The population exploded and that means that there came change. With the discovery of gold, the invaders from the east would make those changes. Just like the unearthing of this widely sought out metal a decade earlier in California by the forty-niners

Modernization of America In the late 19th century, technology, jobs, and immigration rates surged. Technology ranged from the telegraph to the telephone and from horses to subways. Jobs in the United States of America offered financial stability. The stability was carried by wages. Many needed these jobs including farmers, who depended on their crops, and immigrants, to make ends meet. Immigrants from abroad came to America; Europeans, Asians, Canadians, Hispanics, Russians, etc. Many immigrants

Gourmet meals, chosen where possible to reflect the region we’re passing through, include delicacies such as prime veal and pan-roasted Canadian lake trout. In Sleeper Plus class, all meals are included throughout the trip. The crossing of the Rocky Mountains is the undoubted scenic highlight of the journey, and competition is high for seats in the glass-domed observation car to catch the head-swivelling 360-degree views. Cameras click constantly as the train heads into the mountains, slowing

1) The Transcontinental Railroad was important, as it was the first railroad that connected both the East and West coasts, and it made a quicker, more efficient way to transport people and goods to different places. It cut travel time from a minimum of 3 months (and often a year)down to a week. The transcontinental railroad was important for westward expansion for an obvious reason. It made traveling west easier and cheaper. It also facilitated west ward expansion in more subtle, but equally if

Transportation developments in the late 1800s sparked economic growth that would dramatically improve the American economy. These developments include but are not limited to, the first transcontinental railroad, a universal gauge, and advancements in railroad transportation safety. It is because of technological advancements such as these that allowed the American economy to develop into the capital machine it became. Railroads undergo a lot of development after the Civil War. The transcontinental

temperatures. The Trans-Siberian railroad was no easy task and was well acknowledged by their respective leaders at the time. Though the railroad was eventually constructed it had many setbacks and many issues that delayed it for years. Tsar Alexander III was the leader at the time that decided to make this move to create the world's largest railroad. This

A Change in the Social Game Has there ever been a super big change in your life just randomly? Which do you believe the transcontinental railroad changed the United States more politically, socially, or economically? The transcontinental railroad changed the United States most socially because it changed the relationships with the indians, moved people west, and changed the different ethnic groups in the US. The first way the transcontinental railroad changed the US socially was by building the

The Transcontinental Railroad The Transcontinental Railroad, first known as the Pacific Railroad was an almost a 2000-mile railroad line. It was constructed over a span of six years between 1863 and 1869. It connected the eastern U.S. rail network in Iowa with the Pacific coast at San Francisco Bay. At the time they did not have cars, they had horses and trains. And trains would be faster and safer to transport dry goods and it could also get a lot of people around the United States

The transcontinental railroad replaced the pony express and many other means of transportation, making travel safer and upgrading technology, improving the lives of many. Farmers, for instance, were able to trade more crops they had grown, and quicker. The transcontinental railroad went from Nebraska to California. Say there was a farmer in Nebraska, and he wanted to ship corn to a trading post in Nevada. Without the railroad, travel would take much longer, and the trading post would find another