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.
Out of the 8300 men who worked on the bridge, 24 ultimately perished. By comparison, around 27 workers (out of 600) died constructing the Brooklyn Bridge, and 11 died building the nearby Golden Gate Bridge, though a support net saved 19 men from plummeting to their deaths.