Transcontinental Express
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As a publicity stunt, the express train called the Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad
on 4 June 1876, only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City
. The feat was reported widely in US newspapers.
First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska The First...
on 4 June 1876, only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City
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. The feat was reported widely in US newspapers.