The Skinny on Compression Shorts. by Berkeley Wellness | January 01, 2013. Print. Browse through a sporting-goods store or website, or simply look around a gym or health club, and youâre likely to see the thick, stretchy shorts and tights (and sometimes tops) known as compression garments.
The transcontinental railroad was also called the Pacific Railroad and the Overland Route. The total length of the First Transcontinental Railroad was 1,776 miles. The Central Pacific Railroad was controlled by four men called the Big Four.
Two companies built the Transcontinental Railroad. Central Pacific Railroad started building the railroad in Sacramento, Calif., while Union Pacific Railroad, started building in Omaha, Nebr. The companies finally met on May 10, 1869 in Promontory, Utah.