It took from the first railroad construction in the early 1830s until 1869 to build across the country ... and it was 1883 (January 12) before a single railroad (the Southern Pacific) actually completed its own line connecing the Pacific with the Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico - New Orleans). Southern Pacific began that construction in 1868 (or there abouts, unless you want to choose the start date of the San Francisco & San Jose in the early 1860s).
The first transcontinental railroad from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California was built from 1863-1869.
ReplyDeleteHow would you answer this question, if "across the country" means from the East coast?
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ReplyDeleteIt took from the first railroad construction in the early 1830s until 1869 to build across the country ... and it was 1883 (January 12) before a single railroad (the Southern Pacific) actually completed its own line connecing the Pacific with the Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico - New Orleans). Southern Pacific began that construction in 1868 (or there abouts, unless you want to choose the start date of the San Francisco & San Jose in the early 1860s).
—Kyle
How long did the building take?
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