The land that the Central Pacific cross is not flat. The Central Pacific Railroad was a rail company approved by the U.S. government in 1862 that connected America from West to East. The Central Pacific started building rail tracks in Sacramento that proceed to the Sierra Nevada. The Central Pacific had made it through the mountains and the flat land of western Utah. The railroad has played a vital role in the area by encouraging trade, promoting the growth of the agriculture industry.
Candidate Party Electoral Votes
Abraham Lincoln Republican 180
John C. Breckinridge Democratic 72
John Bell Constitutional Union 39
Stephen A. Douglas Democratic 12
