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The construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad started in 1863 and was finished in 1869. When it was first completed, it was known as the Pacific Railroad.
A+ Central Pacific---Union Pacific
It marks the point where the transcontinental railroad system was completed.
The Transcontinental Railroad Acts, also known as the Pacific Railroad acts, were acts passed in the early 1860s to encourage the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Construction was incentivized by giving land and bonds to the railroad companies.
Yes Abraham Lincoln did get employed for help building the first transcontinental railroad