Transcontinental may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* "Transcontinental", a song by the band
Pedro the Lion from the album ''Achilles Heel''
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TC Transcontinental, a publishing, media and marketing company based in Canada, a subsidiary of Transcontinental Inc
* ''
The Transcontinental'', a South Australian weekly newspaper published in Port Augusta
Transport
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First transcontinental railroad
North America's first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the " Overland Route") was a continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail netwo ...
, United States, 1869
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Ford Transcontinental
The Ford Transcontinental is a heavy goods vehicle tractor and rigid unit that was manufactured between 1975 and 1984 by Ford Europe in the Netherlands and Britain. A total of 8735 units were produced, 8231 in Amsterdam and another 504 at the ...
, a truck manufactured by Ford of Britain
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National Transcontinental Railway
The National Transcontinental Railway (NTR) was a historic railway between Winnipeg and Moncton in Canada. Much of the line is now operated by the Canadian National Railway.
The Grand Trunk partnership
The completion of construction of Canada's ...
, an historic Canadian railway company
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Transcontinental airspeed record
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Transcontinental Express
As a publicity stunt, the express train called the ''Transcontinental Express'' arrived in San Francisco, California, via the First transcontinental railroad on 4 June 1876, only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City
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'', a train that arrived in San Francisco in 1876 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City
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Transcontinental flight, a flight across a continent, such as from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific across the U.S.
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Transcontinental railroad, a railway that crosses a continent, typically from coast to coast
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Transcontinental walk A transcontinental walk involves crossing a continent on foot. If a walk does not technically cross the entire continent, but starts and ends in a major city right near two opposing sides of a continent, it is usually considered transcontinental. P ...
, crossing a continent on foot
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Transcontinental SA, an Argentine airline; see
Invicta International Airlines
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Trans-Australian Railway, a railway linking eastern and western Australia
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Trans Continental Airlines, original name of Express.Net Airlines
Other uses
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Transcontinental country, a country that straddles more than one continent
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List of transcontinental countries
This is a list of countries with territory that straddles more than one continent, known as transcontinental states or intercontinental states.
Contiguous transcontinental countries are states that have one continuous or immediately-adjacen ...
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List of former transcontinental countries
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Transcontinental Hotel, a heritage-listed hotel in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Transcontinental Pipeline, a US gas pipeline
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Transcontinental Race, an annual, self-supported, ultra-distance cycling race across Europe
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Transcontinental Traverse, a geodetic survey traverse conducted in the Continental United States
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Transcontinental Treaty or Adams–Onís Treaty, a US—Spain agreement that settled a border dispute
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First transcontinental telegraph, first telegraph line to connect eastern and western United States
See also
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Continental (disambiguation)
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Intercontinental (disambiguation)
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Pluricontinentalism
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