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

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Quanguyen · Answer 1 · 2021-02-19T22:40:16+0000

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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