This Day in Railroad History

August 7

1909

117 years ago

Innovation

Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a tr...

Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.

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