No, this would be the first. 1869 marked the first time you could travel by rail from coast to coast, but you had to travel on multiple railroads back then.
A UP-NS merger would be the first time a single railroad company connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in the U.S.
6 posted on 07/29/2025 1:54:25 PM PDT by Alberta's Child
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