Pleasanton lies along the route of the historic First Transcontinental Railroad. Idaho is served by three transcontinental railroads. Transcontinental railways were constructed to simplify trade. The Pacific Railway Acts provided the development of the First Transcontinental Railroad. The route of the original transcontinental railroad runs through the state. It was on the First Transcontinental Railroad. This valley was essential for the construction of a transcontinental railroad using a southern route. The town was founded during the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad. It surfaced in the 1860s, when the Chinese helped build the First Transcontinental Railroad. In the late 1860s, Oakland was selected as the western terminal of the Transcontinental Railroad. Walker and the others were promoting Kansas as the route for the proposed transcontinental railroad. Japan also exhibited no intention before of linking the transcontinental Beijing Hankow Canton railways. At , Evans pass is the highest point reached on the transcontinental railroad. They were a very important tool in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. Upon delivery, early 767s were mainly deployed on domestic routes, including US transcontinental services.