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posted by martyb on Sunday May 12 2019, @06:38AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-pony-[express]-for-you dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Gaaark on Sunday May 12 2019, @01:07PM (2 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Sunday May 12 2019, @01:07PM (#842648) Journal

    I flew out there to celebrate the railroad.

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  • (Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Monday May 13 2019, @01:17AM (1 child)

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Monday May 13 2019, @01:17AM (#842809) Journal

    Yeah, but you dissed the railroad by flying instead of taking a train!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 13 2019, @01:22AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 13 2019, @01:22AM (#842811)

      Whooooooshie.