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2. It was, as wikipedia said, "America's first transcontinental railroad but was not the world's first one, unlike the

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 02:20 PM

May 2024

implication in the posting. The first one crossed the continent was in what is now Panama. It preceded the American one, having been built in 1855. of course, the length was orders of magnitude shorter but it connected the Atlantic and Pacific.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_Railway]

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On this day, May 10, 1869, Omaha and Sacramento were linked by rail, but there was still no transcontinental railroad. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 OP

You could go from the Atlantic to the Pacific by rail, but you had to go farther south. mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 #1

It was, as wikipedia said, "America's first transcontinental railroad but was not the world's first one, unlike the Wonder Why May 2024 #2