Re: Railroad merger will be good for taxpayers and roads.
Commenter Wrote:
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> would create the country's
> first transcontinental rail company, stretching
> from coast to coast.
The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, connecting the eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska, with the Pacific coast at San Francisco, California. This railroad revolutionized travel and commerce across the country, significantly reducing travel time and costs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_transcontinental_railroad