The U.S. may finally have a coast-to-coast railroad owned by one company. What does it mean for competition and pricing power at a time when American businesses and consumers both could use some deflation, not more…

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contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders

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Uncle Sam’s Reindustrialization Needs A Spark From Transcontinental Railroad

Opinion· Jun 22, 2026

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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. Such networks may be via the tracks of a single railroad, or via several railroads owned or controlled by multiple railway companies along a continuous route. Although Europe is crisscrossed by railways, the railroads within Europe are usually not considered transcontinental, with the possible exception of the historic Orient Express.

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