First transcontinental railroad - Wikipedia
On September 6, 1869, the first transcontinental rail passengers arrived at the Pacific Railroad's original western terminus on the east side of San Francisco Bay at the Alameda Terminal, where they transferred to the steamer Alameda for transport across the Bay to San Francisco.
Transcontinental Railroad ‑ Construction, Competition & Impact - HISTORY
2010年4月20日 · America’s first steam locomotive made its debut in 1830, and over the next two decades, railroad tracks linked many cities on the East Coast. By 1850, some 9,000 miles of track had been laid...
Railroad - Transcontinental, Expansion, Industry | Britannica
2024年12月15日 · The 41st parallel survey, only a partial investigation, sketched the alignment on which was to be built the first transcontinental railroad, the Union Pacific east of Great Salt Lake and the Central Pacific west thereof.
Transcontinental Railroad - Railroads: Sources for Historical …
2024年11月27日 · The first Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and also as the “Great Transcontinental Railroad” and the “Overland Route”) was a continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869.
The Transcontinental Railroad: Facts and Information - HistoryNet
2008年1月29日 · The First Transcontinental Railroad was built crossing the western half of America and it was pieced together between 1863 and 1869. It was 1,776 miles long and served for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States to …