Date: 2014-01-09 13:21:06Southern Pacific Railroad American Old West Western Pacific Railroad Rail transport Transcontinental railroad Donner Pass Central Pacific Railroad Golden spike First Transcontinental Railroad Rail transportation in the United States Transportation in the United States Union Pacific Railroad | | Transcontinental Railroad Fact Sheet Prior to the opening of the transcontinental railroad, it took four to six months to travel 2000 miles from the Missouri River to California by wagon. January 1863 – Central PacificAdd to Reading ListSource URL: www.gilderlehrman.orgDownload Document from Source Website File Size: 64,48 KBShare Document on Facebook
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