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.
Their efforts led to the formation of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The railroad company controlled a network of coal mines that had mined and shipped two million tons of coal by 1868. Coal, steel and railroads played huge roles in the development of late 19th and early 20th Century America.