Question

How did Washington become part of the transcontinental system?

Answer 1

A transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage[1] that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple railway companies along a continuous route. Although Europe is crisscrossed by railways, the railroads within Europe are usually not considered transcontinental, with the possible exception of the historic Orient Express. Transcontinental railroads helped open up unpopulated interior regions of continents to exploration and settlement that would not otherwise have been feasible. In many cases they also formed the backbones of cross-country passenger and freight transportation networks.

Answer 2

In 1901 two railroad companies agreed to build a new station together in Washington. The project had many setbacks but some years later the first train to arrive with passengers was the Pittsburgh Express on October 27, 1907. The transcontinental system is a railway system that unites the east and west coast of the USA.