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• Americas: The first transcontinental railroad was the Panama Railway, completed in 1855, near the narrowest point on the continent. It is 48 miles long.
  • United States: The first North American transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, after track was laid over a 1,700 mile (2,700 km) gap between Sacramento, California and Omaha, Nebraska in six years.
  • Canada: The Canadian Pacific Railway completed the first trans-Canada railway in 1885 and was the first seamless transcontinental system in North America. Two other transcontinental systems were built by the 1910s, the Canadian Northern Railway and the combined Grand Trunk Pacific Railway/ National Transcontinental Railway—all of which were merged into the Canadian National Railways which remains Canada's "other" transcontinental railway to this day and the only one in North America to stretch from the shores of the AtlanticFor other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation The Atlantic Ocean is Earth's second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. The ocean's name, derived from Greek mythology, means the " Sea of Atlas". This ocean occupies an elongated, to the PacificFor other meanings of pacific see pacific (disambiguation). The Pacific Ocean (from the Spanish Pacifico meaning peaceful is the world's largest body of water. It encompasses a third of the Earth's surface, having an area of 179. 7 million km² (69. 4 mill.
• Asia: The first Asian transcontinental railroad was the Trans-Siberian railwayThe Trans-Siberian Railway or Trans-Siberian Railroad in Russian, or Transsibirskaya magistral', Transsib), built 1891- 1916, is a network of railways connecting European Russia with Russian Far East provinces. 2 kilometres (5,787 miles) and spanning 8 ti (with connecting lines in Europe), completed in 1905Events January-April January 22 Massacre of Russian demonstrators at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, one of the triggers of the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905. January 26 The Cullinan Diamond is found near Pretoria, South Africa at the Premier. It is the world's longest rail line at 9,289km (5,787 miles) long.
• Australia: The first trans- AustraliaAustralia is the sixth-largest country in the world (geographically), the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia. Australia includes the island of Tasmania, which is an Australian State. Its neighbouring countn railway was completed 19121912 is a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 Establishment of Republic of China. January 6 New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U. January 17 British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the. The first north-south trans-Australia railway opened in January 20042004 : January February March April May June July August September October November December Ongoing events 2004 Canadian Federal Election Conservative leadership race 2004 Taiwan Presidential Election 2004 U. Presidential Election Democratic Presidential.
• Africa: There is no African transcontinental railroad. At least two trans-African projects have been planned: the Cape-Cairo railway by Cecil RhodesCecil John Rhodes ( July 5, 1853 March 26, 1902) was a British imperialist and the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia (since 1980 known as Zimbabwe), named after himself. He profited greatly from southern Africa's natural resources. Rhodes was bor on behalf of the British Empire, and a line from Abidjan to Algiers by the French.