Before revision: Transcontinental railroads in and near the United States by 1887 A transcontinental railroad or transcontinental railway is contiguous railroad trackage, Trackage OnLine Def that crosses a continental land mass and has terminals at different oceans or continental borders.
After revision: Transcontinental railroads in and near the United States by 1887 A transcontinental railroad or transcontinental railway is contiguous railroad trackage, that crosses a continental land mass and has terminals at different oceans or continental borders.