It’s January of 1889. I live in New York City and want to get to San Francisco as quickly as possible. What’s the fastest way from here to there in this time period? Which modes of transport should I use? How long would it take?

by Pigeonsuit
smalleyj96

u/secessionisillegal had a good answer to a similar question here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ey4aha/california_became_a_state_in_1850_the/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share