https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48234440
Crowds gathered to witness a re-enactment of the day 150 years ago when a golden spike was hammered into place to complete the Transcontinental railway, linking the east and west coasts.
[...] The transport link slashed travel times from months to a week, and quickly spread Anglo-European influence.
[...] The Central Pacific Railroad started in Sacramento, California while the Union Pacific Railroad started in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Both met at Promontory Summit on May 10 in 1869.
(Score: 2) by Dr Spin on Sunday May 12 2019, @11:25AM (1 child)
So American rail transport is 150 years behind the rest of the known world.
Who would have thought it?
Warning: Opening your mouth may invalidate your brain!
(Score: 2, Interesting) by khallow on Monday May 13 2019, @01:42AM
In what? It's remarkable how little of those supposedly advanced rail systems actually can turn a profit. Being long in the tooth is not the only inefficiency possible here.