RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Detailed explanation-1: -The building of the transcontinental railroad opened up the American West to more rapid development. With the completion of the track, the travel time for making the 3, 000-mile journey across the United States was cut from a matter of months to under a week.
Detailed explanation-2: -May 10, 1869 – the last rail is laid in the Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory Point, Utah. Total miles of track laid 1, 776: 690 miles by the Central Pacific and 1086 by the Union Pacific.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Trans-Siberian Railway, completed in 1905, was the first network of railways connecting Europe and Asia. It connects Western Russia to the Russian Far East, and is the longest railway line in the world, with a length of over 9, 289 kilometres (5, 772 miles).