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.
The transcontinental railroad was the culmination of more than 20 years of work, although the actual building of the tracks only took about five years. Both sets of tracks were built primarily by immigrant laborers, with the Central Pacific employing mostly Chinese workers and the Union Pacific workforce made up of mostly Irish workers.