[DOC] [TLE] First Transcontinental Railroad - Wikipedia [PAR] The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile (3,069 km) contiguous 
railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing 
eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at San 
Francisco Bay. The rail line was built by three private companies over public 
lands provided .... This in part motivated the United States to complete the 
Gadsden Purchase. [DOC] [TLE] Transcontinental railroad - Wikipedia [PAR] Transcontinental railroads in and near the United States (1887). A 
transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses 
a ... In the United States of America, a series of transcontinental railroads built 
over the last ... network at Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska thereby creating 
the world's first... [DOC] [TLE] Iowa Rail History - Office of Rail Transportation [PAR] The former Rock Island main line across Iowa from Chicago to Davenport to 
Council Bluffs and Omaha is now operated by the Iowa Interstate Railroad. In 
1867... [DOC] [TLE] Transportation in Iowa: A Historical Summary - Iowa Department of ... [PAR] Branch. the orthern Cross (Quincy & Chicago) and .... Rock Island was the first 
railroad to reach the Mississippi (1854), it was .... point ncar Council Bluffs on the 
Missouri River in this state."7 Howevcr, this request as well as others ..... in 1867. 
With clear title, including land grants, the. Illinois and Iowa lines were 
consolidated. [DOC] [TLE] SAIL AND RAIL PIONEERS BEFORE 1869 - Photos and Stories ... [PAR] By 1869 an express took only eighteen hours from Chicago to Council Bluffs. ... 
But before the l856 completion of railways extending to Iowa City, eleven pioneer 
... The first to do so were the famous handcart pioneers, whose first immigrant ... 
reached the Mississippi River in 1855 and Council Bluffs on the Missouri in 1867. [DOC] [TLE] Bridging the Mississippi | National Archives [PAR] The first railroad bridge across the Mississippi was open for business. ... The 
Rock Island Bridge was built for the purpose of uniting the Chicago and Rock ... 
from Davenport toward Council Bluffs on the western end of the state during 1853
. .... that helped to settle the issue of whether railroads could cross navigable 
streams. [DOC] [TLE] "A Railroad History of Council Bluffs" program materials [PAR] made Council Bluffs one of our nations largest rail centers. The effect on Council. 
Bluffs was ... Grades 2-4 United States History, Nebraska History, Geography,. [DOC] [TLE] Rock Island Lines Historical Overview [PAR] A Brief Historical Overview of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad ... 
1854, the first railroad to connect Chicago with the Mississippi River. ... Moines 
was completed in 1867 and the line reached Council Bluffs on May 11, 1869. ... 
In 1892, building was resumed on the line from Minco, Oklahoma and the Texas 
state... [DOC] [TLE] Growth of the Iowa Railroad Network: 1867 to 1895 - University of ... [PAR] Iowa's population was mostly in the eastern part of the state. Iowan's had for 
years ... Much of this was completed by the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad 
Company. ... The Northwestern Railroad was the first to span the state. In 1867 
the final tracks were laid connecting Council Bluffs to the Mississippi near Clinton
. Another... [DOC] [TLE] Iowa History Special Project - IAGenWeb [PAR] ... no railroads. There were some in Eastern states and people had begun to plan 
for them in Iowa. ... This was the first railroad bridge to cross the Mississippi at 
any point. In Chapter XLI ... Six months later, in February, 1867, the first train 
pulled in to Council Bluffs and the first line across Iowa was completed. Great 
interest... [DOC] [TLE] Frequently (and Infrequently) - Central Pacific Railroad ... [PAR] The French threw in that country west of the Mississippi at the last hour. But by .... 
780-7 First Transcontinental Railroad  Site of Completion of Pacific Railroad - 
The ... for ferry crossing the Missouri River prior to that, see the Council Bluffs ... 
the UP to pick up on their side, the UP wanted the eastern roads

Question: In 1867 the first railroad to cross this state was completed from the Mississippi to Council Bluffs
Answer: Iowa