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What did the government get for its investment in the transcontinental railroad?
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What did the government get for its investment in the transcontinental railroad?

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In 1862, Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act, which authorized the construction of a transcontinental railroad. ... Four of the five transcontinental railroads were built with assistance from the federal government through land grants
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