They assisted in the acquisition of land for the tracks to go through.
Yes there were Irish immigrants that helped to build railroads.
which of the following groups first came to canada to help build the railroads?
Railroad Builders received loans and grants from the federal government.
The government gave land grants to people to help extend railroads across the country.
They gave them lots of land to build the tracks on. Another answer: railroads were given checker-board parcels of land on which to build their road beds, and afterward the railroads could sell the land for profit to settlers.
china
by encouraging Chinese immigration apex
Mainly the Chinese and Irish built the railroads in the USA. In the UK it was mainly the Irish.
Selling government land grants
It was because they needed railroads so they could of transport stuff that they needed from the west.
Selling government land grants
To build railroads. Apex