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Why was transcontinental rail road built?

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Where did the transcontinental rail road connect?

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How many miles is the transcontinental rail road?

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What was the transcontinental Road?

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Where was the transcontinental road built?

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Where did the transcontinental rail road end?

If you are asking about the US, then it ended at the Pacific ocean or in the Gulf of Mexico.