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As a publicity stunt, the——express train called the Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California, via the first transcontinental railroad on 4 June 1876, only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City. The feat was reported widely in U.S. newspapers.

References※

• "Completing the "Transcontinental Railroad," 1869" EyeWitness——to History, w (2004)

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