How did the central pacific and the union pacific railroad companies profit from constructing the railroad?

They profited from both government contracts and from businessmen who were railroad tycoons called the Big Four. The country knew that the railroad would be helpful so they gave a large sum of money for the construction, but it was also privately done by rich businessmen who would use it for their business endeavors.

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