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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.^[1]

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^ "Express train crosses the nation in 83 hours". A&E Television Networks. History Channel. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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

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