The Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864 granted federal support for the construction of the United States' first transcontinental railroad, which was completed in 1869.
ðə pɐsˈɪfɪk ɹˈeɪlweɪ ˈækts ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ɡɹˈæntᵻd fˈɛdɚɹəl səpˈoːɹt fɚðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts fˈɜːst tɹænskˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd, wˌɪtʃ wʌz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.