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Whitney presents a resolution in congress endorsing the funding of the railroad. Despite six years of campaigning for the railroad.
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Congress approved the funds toward the railroad
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Congress passed and Lincoln signed for the Pacific Railroad Bill to start construction. The bill grants each enterprise 6,400 acres of land and $48,000 in government bonds per mile built.
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Shovels the first load of dirt in California
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California govener shovels the first load of dirt at Central Pacific
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Cold and snowy winter
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They came back to the railroad because they had nohting
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The Chinese men go on strike. They got cut off from food, supplies, and communication.
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Central Pacific sells their first lots in Reno, Nevada
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Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroad competed to see who could lay down more track.
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built 690 miles long
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Charles Crocket tells Central Railroad to hire Chinese
