Diplomacy in Action. Sanctioned Entities List. The Department of State has sanctioned the following entity for its commercial activities in Iran, pursuant to its authorities under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended.
The two railroad companies involved in the transcontinental  railroad were the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific. They  completed the track on May 10, 1869 at Promontoryâ¦ Summit, Utah.
But the completion of the nationâs first transcontinental railway disconnected the city from the railroad (which ultimately had its terminus in Oakland), so in 1872 a Bay Bridge Committee convened to work with the rail company to construct a bridge and connect it to the existing rail line.