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What effect did the construction of the transcontinental railroad have on communication mailed from coast-to-coast?
The railroad made coast-to-coast communication instantaneous.
The railroad reduced coast-to-coast communication time from about a week to about a day.
The railroad reduced coast-to-coast communication time from about half a year to about a week.
The railroad made coast-to-coast communication more complicated.
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The railroad reduced coast-to-coast communication time from about half a year to about a week.
Before the transcontinental railroad, mail often went by ship around Cape Horn (taking months) or slow overland routes; after the railroad, coast-to-coast mail could be delivered in roughly a week.
Before the transcontinental railroad, mail often went by ship around Cape Horn (taking months) or slow overland routes; after the railroad, coast-to-coast mail could be delivered in roughly a week.
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