Why were railroad companies in a hurry to complete many miles of track-laying in the mid-1800s?

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Why were railroad companies in a hurry to complete many miles of track-laying in the mid-1800s?

They were given many acres of government-owned land for every mile created -is why railroad companies were in a hurry to complete many miles of track-laying in the [ mid-1800s. ]

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