Who proposed the building of the transcontinental railroad to congress?

The idea of building the transcontinental railroad was presented to Congress by Asa Whitney in 1845. Upon completion, the railroad became one of Abraham Lincoln’s infrastructure development legacies, who had supported the building of the railroad, although it was not completed four years after his death.

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