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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 12 2019, @08:43PM
Great strides! this here revolution shook the world:
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=19/04/04/1526247 [soylentnews.org]
And we might get, just maybe, get a US maglev:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-japan-maglev-20180531-htmlstory.html [baltimoresun.com]