Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad. There are few things in American history that had the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad. Before it was completed, it cost $1,000 to travel between California and New York, and it could take as long as six months to sail around Cape Horn in South America.mpact of the Transcontinental Railroad. There are few things in American history that had the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad. Before it was completed, it cost $1,000 to travel between California and New York, and it could take as long as six months to sail around Cape Horn in South America.
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