Transcontinental Express

Transcontinental Express

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.

References

* [http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/goldenspike.htm "Completing the Transcontinental Railroad, 1869" EyeWitness to History, w (2004)]


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