Transcontinental Railway

The Transcontinental Railway, alternatively known as the Nōzatetsu Northern Railroad, is a survival-built large railway network. It is the largest rail network built by hand, going from the Highlands to Old Cumania and from Nankō to Old Temeria. The Nōzatetsu is the owner of the Railway, however Frisia has expressed that once the Railway grows large enough he plans to either hand ownership to a corporation collectively owned by the Emerald League, or simply give each nation the section of track closest to them.

## Construction

### The Northern Expansion Doctrine

The Nōzatetsu, then called the NCCC, had plans to colonize the territories north of Carthage Island, as they were open and unclaimed (except for Silver City). To speed this up, a plan was devised to build a railway from New Cleveland, now Nankō, all the way to the northern coast. Settlements would be built along the Railroad for easy access. The plan was not put into action for quite some time, however a rough plan was made for the direction of the railway, along with a large deforestation of the eastern Amazon.

### First Stage Construction

In (date), Frisia started building the rail line from New Cleveland based off the plan previously mentioned. The first stage of the Railway went from the original starting point of New Cleveland all the way to then-unclaimed Anaheim. After this, various other extensions were added before second stage construction began, such as a route from the Princeton, now Sadao, Intersection to Gauja, now Siberia, making the railway an international one, and a line further west in Anaheim, now Ashigara, which is meant to reach the Sea west of the village. The latter has not been completed yet.

### Second Stage Construction

After a period of inactivity, Frisia built the second stage of the Transcontinental Railway in (date). There was a slight dispute in the planning of the line, as Brazilian suggested that a line should go from Princeton to Scotland and then onwards to New Seattle, whereas Frisia preferred a 4-way intersection in the Great Plains with lines going to Scotland, New Seattle and Neweria. Eventually the latter option was chosen, and construction began. The 4-way intersection became a settlement known as Woodstock. The line to Neweria was eventually continued onward to Old Cumania, where it shares a station with the international railway.

### Third Stage Construction

In the year (date), the Northern Branch of the Transcontinental Railway was built, leading from Anaheim to Old Temeria Historical Zone and the village in the north. Notably, due to a material shortage, the line was only constructed with regular rails at first, and powered rails were added later.

### Smaller Additions

After Nilfgaard claimed the village in the north, the railway to there was retracted, and instead replaced with a Railway Line to the Highlands. The Old Temeria railway was also partially closed, and the railway was instead brought further north to nearby Miyuki Station.

### Future Plans

After the Long Winter, the Nōzatetsu had completely reformed their infrastructure plan. Along with this came a long-term plan for the Transcontinental. The Railroad is to make a complete loop around the Ekrosian and Cuman Seas. Eventually, under the Shinkansen Plan, Frisia plans to replace most of the regular rails with powered rails. Frisia himself has expressed that the plan is likely overambitious, but he will work on it nonetheless. He has called it his goal for the season.