The railroad companies faced many problems in building the railroad. Which were the most serious and why?

To begin with they had no political support to help with the expense on building and setting up a railroad. The government eventually gave up, and offer a subsidy to the companies, this meant they got money for every mile they built. Although this may sound good it caused a problem. It made the shareholders see that they only were going to make a profit in the long run. But with this subsidy they could …

…be heading home so this was like a good bye party. This was the last time they would probably see each other so this was a big celebration and most of the people there were intoxicated. This was the final part of the track and something each one of the workers could say proudly that they were a part of. The workers could now go back to their families so this also was a celebration.