yes
From 3 months to a year.
Omaha Nebraska
From Omaha to San Francisco.
Not really, despite its name. The first "transcontinental railroad" ran only from Omaha, Nebraska on the eastern end to San Francisco, California on its western end. Omaha, on the western bank of the Missouri River, is about 1,200 miles from the East Coast of the United States. However, there was already a network of railroads east of the Missouri River, so that after completion of the transcontinental railroad, someone could travel from the East Coast to San Francisco by railroad with only one interruption: a ferry across the Missouri River.
San Francisco and Chicago
It consisted of two railroads, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific. The UP started in Omaha, and the CP started in San Francisco.
The Transcontinental Railroad began in San Francisco Bay area and ended in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where it connected to the existing Eastern U. S. rail network. The railroad opened for through traffic on May 10, 1869.
On May 10, 1869, the "golden spike" at Promontory Summit, Utah marked the completion of the "transcontinental railroad", but it only connected Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California. It was not until 1870 that the connections were complete from New York City to San Francisco, from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
The Transcontinental Railroad began in San Francisco, California and ended in Council Bluff, Iowa. Three private railroad companies joined forces to make it happen. They were the Western Pacific Railroad, the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
On May 10, 1869, the "golden spike" at Promontory Summit, Utah marked the completion of the "transcontinental railroad", but it only connected Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California. It was not until 1870 that the connections were complete from New York City to San Francisco, from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
Take I-80 EAST to Omaha.