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what led to the rapid growth of the railroad industry in the united states in the second half of the nineteenth century?

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Answer: Much of the growth can be attributed to the building of the transcontinental railroads. In 1862, Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act, which authorized the construction of a transcontinental railroad. The first such railroad was completed on May 10, 1869.

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