KMOD Morning Host Biggie Shay Dies At 40. Shay 'Biggie' Adams is survived by his wife and daughter. TULSA, Oklahoma - KMOD reports that one of the hosts of The Big Mad Morning Show has died. Shay Biggie Adams died Friday surrounded by family, the station reports. Known as Biggie Shay, Adams had taken a leave of absence in November due to illness. His radio partner, Corbin, said despite weeks of treatment, the morning show host died at age 40. Biggie Shay Facebook Page.
Quick Answer. It took 6 years to build the Transcontinental Railroad. It was built between 1863 and 1869 and it measured 1,776 miles in length. This was the first time that the Atlantic and Pacific coasts were connected by railroad in the United States.
Actual construction took just four years to build the lines over rivers, across plains, through mountains. When completed, it allowed coast-to-coast travel in six days rather than six months. But once the rail lines were linked, it didn't take long for Promontory Point to fade from prominence.Six months after the Union Pacific and Central Pacific were joined, the Promontory site became just a whistle stop along the way. In 1903 engine 119 was sold for scrap.The Jupiter met the same fate three years later.he companies were in a race. For good reason. The project was subsidized by the federal government to the tune of between $16,000 to $48,000, plus 10 land sections (160 acres) for each mile of track laid. It was marked by a simple concrete pylon holding a brass plaque.