may 10, 1869 - Transcontinental Railroad A Connection from Coast to Coast
Description:
A 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 10, 1869
Now
~ 155 years ago
