The Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, …
Years: 1876 - 1876
June
The Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California via the First Transcontinental Railroad on June 4, 1876, 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City.
The feat, essentially a publicity stunt, is reported widely in US newspapers.
Locations
Groups
- New York State (U.S.A.)
- United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
- California, State of (U.S.A.)
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Central Pacific Railroad
- Southern Pacific Railroad
- First Transcontinental Railroad
