Distance covered by the transcontinental railroad from Omaha to San Francisco.
Geography · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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- The transcontinental railroad, completed in 1869, connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska, with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
- The actual distance covered by the railroad between Omaha and San Francisco was approximately 1,776 miles (2,858 kilometers).