USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was instrumental in the development of the Transcontinental Railroad . In 1862 he signed the Pacific Railway Act that launched the plan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abraham Lincoln In 1862, President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law, directing the Union Pacific and Central Pacific to build the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.

Detailed explanation-3: -On July 1, 1862, after decades of debate and disagreement on the matter, Lincoln brought the transcontinental railroad to life with a stroke of his pen. And with that same stroke, he created Union Pacific.

Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction. The Pacific Railway Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 1, 1862. This act provided Federal government support for the building of the first transcontinental railroad, which was completed on May 10, 1869.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War hero and Republican candidate, is inaugurated as the eighteenth President of the United States. The first transcontinental railroad is completed at Promontory Point, Utah, through the work of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific track crews.