He was one of the first backers of an American transcontinental railway.
The Ames brothers succeeded where others failed and completed the transcontinental railway.
Even with the building of a transcontinental railway, the trip from the eastern states still took several days.
They were the last provinces to benefit from transcontinental railways and highways.
The booming Canadian economy after 1900 led to plans to build two new transcontinental railways.
We see pictures of the worn-looking workers who built America's transcontinental railway.
As a senator, Walker devoted his support to a variety of causes, including a transcontinental railway and equal pay for women.
With the completion of the transcontinental railway in 1886, trade began to shift to nearby Vancouver.
In his last years, he travelled to Canada to advise on a new transcontinental railway.
As the state's economy expanded, its major priority became a transcontinental railway to connect it to the eastern markets.