Transcontinental railroad completed - May 10, 1869 - HISTORY.com

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Just one of countless examples of government transferring wealth from hard working Americans to the coffers of political entrepreneurs. And like every other one, a commercial failure, the Transcontinental Railroad was built in the wrong place for all the wrong reasons. Shoddy workmanship led to its self destruction. Why then is anyone surprised when government-backed commercial ventures like Solyndra and all the others fail? For extra credit, can you name the place where to two competing lines met?