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The Central Pacific Railroad

The Central Pacific Railroad was one of the two railroads that were laying tracks to connect to create a coast to coast railway. The tracks were being layed to meet the Union Pacific Railroad that was working towards the west in Omaha. An argument arose over the government funds that were going towards the railroads, some people believed that the government should not have gotten involved.

Information provided by: America Pathways to the Present pg. 230-231 Picture provided by: http://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/Size2/D0091/00912018.jpg