 McHenry and the monarchy of Spain both provided more funds to the A&GW.The "Trent" Affair, which threatened war between the United States and United Kingdom, delayed receipt of these funds slightly.Work resumed in mid-1862,
and in February 1863 the English railway magnate Sir Morton Peto made an additional large investment in the three A&GWs (which established a joint board of directors to govern all three companies under the name "Atlantic and Great Western Railroad").