What is "transamerica"

Transamerica or Transamerican may refer to:

• TransAmerica (board game), a railroad boardgame
• Transamerica (film), a 2005 comedy-drama film
  • Transamerica (soundtrack), the film's original soundtrack
• Transamerica Corporation, a holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms in the United States
  • Transamerica Pyramid, the tallest skyscraper in San Francisco, owned by the Transamerica Corporation
• Transamerica Airlines, a defunct airline which offered charter service from and within the United States
• TransAmerica Bike Route, a cross-country bicycle route east of the Mississippi River in the United States
• The Transamerica or Transamerica Senior Golf Championship, a golf tournament played in Napa, California from 1989 to 2002
• Transamerica Plaque, a discontinued annual award in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
• Transamérica Pop, a Brazilian radio station
• Transamerican Love Story, an American reality television program
• Transamerica Express, the internationalized title of the 1976 film Silver Streak
• Trans America Wire service, a wire transfer service set up by Al Capone with the help of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel

TransAmerica is a railroad board game centered on the construction of railroad track in the United States. The game was created by Franz-Benno Delonge and developed by Team Annaberg. It is published in the United States by Rio Grande Games. In 2003 it was a Mensa Select recipient.

Transamerica is a 2005 independent comedy-drama film produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. The film tells the story of Bree, a transgender woman ( Felicity Huffman), who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby ( Kevin Zegers).

The film is marked by an Academy Award–nominated and Golden Globe–winning performance by Huffman, who is also known for her performance in Desperate Housewives.

One of the major themes of the film is the personal journey toward self-discovery, according to interviews with the director and actors. The screenplay was inspired in part by conversations between screenwriter/director Duncan Tucker and his then roommate Katherine Connella.

Transamerica is the original soundtrack, on the Nettwerk America label, of the 2005 film Transamerica starring Felicity Huffman and Kevin Zegers. The album consists of songs from various artists in the country and bluegrass genres.