NY to SF, Transit Times over History - Slater
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How fast have travel times from NY to SF improved, and what if they kept improving at that rate?
Taking the fastest means of transit available to the public at the time, how long did it historically take to get from New York to San Francisco? YearTime (Hours)Log ScaleNote 181043203.635Astoria Overseas Expedition (Sea route around Cape Horn in Patagonia.) 184943203.635Duxbury (Same) 185321363.330Flying Cloud (Same route, faster ship.) 1876831.919Transcontinental Railroad 1934261.415Boeing 247 (Prop Plane. 10 Passenger Capacity) 1937171.230DC-3 (Prop Plane. 32 Passenger Capacity) 195960.778American Airlines introduces first commercial jet route. 201760.778Today’s in-air times are…
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