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.
1 The East Side Company becomes the first railroad to operate in Portland in 1869, running on 20 miles of track to New Era, and was soon reorganized to become the Oregon & California Railroad Co.  1869 - Central Pacific and Union Pacific join at Promontory Summit, UT, to create the first transcontinental railroad.