The correct answer is A) the Atlantic and Pacific Railway.
The Atlantic and Pacific Railway had the following characteristics: It was built along the border of Cherokee tribal lands, it was built between 1870 and 1872, it was a north-south line, and it traveled through Vinita and Fort Gibson.
The United States Congress authorized the operation of The Atlantic and Pacific in 1886 as a transcontinental railroad. This company operated from 1867 to 1897. It connected the territories of St. Louis, Missouri to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The other railroad connected Albuquerque, New Mexico and Southern California. The company had economic problems in January 1894 due to the consequences of the Panic of 1893, a serious economic recession that affected many industries in the United States.
