Original Transcontinental Railroad Map

The living atlas of indian railways india rail info is a busy junction for travellers & rail enthusiasts. The distance by rail from new york to san francisco is 3,215 miles, and the journey occupies about a week (in the 1870s), the trains travelling night and day. The transcontinental railroad fueled one of the first major financial scandals in american history.

T he union pacific (transcontinental railroad) t he northern pacific t he central pacific the southern pacific The transcontinental railroad map shows the route of the union pacific transcontinental railroad in relation to the route of the other pacific railroads. Its original course was very close to current interstate 80.

An alternate route to the south of the pass joined the main line at the salmon river and continued to puget sound.

Nothing like it in the world. Click on an image to enlarge the map california to nevada nevada to utah utah to wyoming wyoming to nebraska nebraska to iowa the first transcontinental railroad was a monumental undertaking by the time workers finished it in 1869. Map of north america, published in london in 1745 by r.w. The distance by rail from new york to san francisco is 3,215 miles, and the journey occupies about a week (in the 1870s), the trains travelling night and day.