transcontinental railway
Coast-to-coast rail
A transcontinental railway is a railroad line spanning an entire continent, connecting coasts or distant borders.
The term often refers specifically to the first such American line, completed in 1869, linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts: The transcontinental railway transformed westward expansion.
Similar projects connected Canada coast to coast and crossed Russia and Australia.
- locomotivesPowered rail vehicles
- iron horseSlang for steam engine
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
- manifest destinyObvious, inescapable fate
- stationFixed stopping point
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- rail systemslight rail, heavy rail, metro, subway, monorail
transcontinental railwayregional transit
Transportation serving a locality
commuter rail · streetcar · tram · light rail · subway
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