What is the transcontinental railroad

Is a contiguous railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass and has terminals at different oceans or continental borders.

Explanation:

It was used for transporting $50 million worth of freight each year. In addition to transporting western food crops and raw materials to East Coast markets and manufactured goods from East Coast cities to the West Coast, the railroad also facilitated international trade

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