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How did US train travel change by 1870?
People could finally travel by train to Chicago, Illinois.
People could finally travel by train across the entire country.
People could finally travel by train to Oregon.
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- People could finally travel by train to Chicago, Illinois. — True. Chicago was already a major rail hub by the 1850s–60s.
- People could finally travel by train across the entire country. — True. The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah, in May 1869, enabling coast‑to‑coast rail travel.
- People could finally travel by train to Oregon. — False. Rail did not reach Oregon until later (rail links into the Pacific Northwest were completed in the 1880s).
- People could finally travel by train to Chicago, Illinois. — True. Chicago was already a major rail hub by the 1850s–60s.
- People could finally travel by train across the entire country. — True. The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah, in May 1869, enabling coast‑to‑coast rail travel.
- People could finally travel by train to Oregon. — False. Rail did not reach Oregon until later (rail links into the Pacific Northwest were completed in the 1880s).
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