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time line
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President Lincoln signs the Pacific Railroad Act.
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The fisrt load of dirt was shoveled by California governor Leland Stanford.
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Durant Succesfully gets congress to admend the Pacific Railroad Bill. The changes led to more land and natural resouces, and gets rid of limitations on stock.
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The Railroad meets the 100 mile mark.
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The Chinese workers go on strike and demand better working contditons.
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Workers complet the most arduous of their tasks, when the blast through Summit Tunnel.
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The first passenger train crosses the Sierra Nevadas
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The Chinese Exclusion Act becomes a federal law. This banned Chinese imigration.
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