Listen "128 Transcontinental Railroad"
Episode Synopsis
Before the transcontinental railroad was completed, travel overland by stagecoach cost $1,000, took five or six months, and involved crossing rugged mountains and arid desert. The transcontinental railroad would make it possible to complete the trip in five days at a cost of $150 for a first-class sleeper.
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