What is Transcontinental railroad?
[[File:US Pacific Railroads 1887.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Transcontinental railroads in and near the United States by 1887.]] A '''transcontinental railroad''' is a network of [[rail transport|railroad]] tracks<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/trackage Trackage OnLine Def]</ref> that crosses a [[continent|continental land mass]]. It must be continuous. It has terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the [[track (rail transport)|tracks]] of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple [[railway company|railway companies]] along a continuous route. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20011202081719/http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Mountain/4163/99_01.html The Old Transandino] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050215121320/http://unescap.org/TTDW/index.asp?MenuName=TheTrans-AsianRailway Trans-Asian Railway Project] * [http://www.upcelebrateslincoln.com/ Uniting the States of America] [[Category:Trains]]