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It brought interstate trade, public discourse, and Immigration.

It increased the flow of settlers to the West.

It sped the growth of western cities.

It linked the West's economy to the national economy.

it made johnny henderson the famous transcontinental railroad bulider in 1800s

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This helped people by making it easier to travel from side of the country to the other (east to west). It also made sending objects easier. People could now buy merchandise over what is called a catalogue and receive it by train rather than having to travel just to get the product.

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A transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage[1] that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple railway companies along a continuous route. Although Europe is crisscrossed by railways, the railroads within Europe are usually not considered transcontinental, with the possible exception of the historic Orient Express.[citation needed]

Transcontinental railroads helped open up unpopulated interior regions of continents to exploration and settlement that would not otherwise have been feasible. In many cases they also formed the backbones of cross-country passenger and freight transportation networks.

The transcontinental railroads created a nation-wide transportation network that united the Nation. This network replaced the wagon trains of previous decades which became useless. It allowed for the transportation of larger quantities of goods over longer distances. This was especially helpful for the industrial development in some countries at the time.

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the gov agreed to change it so people would have a beter life

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The West coast to the East coast.

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