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 short answer is that nobody really knows. The Central Pacific Railroad had a maximum of about 12,000 workers at one time, and the Union Pacific probably had a similar number, but people came and went, so the actual number who ever worked is significantly larger, but unknown.
Chinese-Americans and the Building of the Railroad. The Central Pacific turned to the Chinese-American community as a source of labor. In the beginning many questioned the ability of these men that averaged 4' 10 and only weighed 120 lbs. to do the work necessary. However, their hard work and abilities quickly allayed any fears.