American Experience · SEASON 3
The Iron Road
Episode 7 · 1990-11-26
- Documentary
Episode overview
A tale of high adventure, enormous human effort and engineering brilliance. On May 2, 1869, when the last railroad spike was driven, bells in the churches of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Omaha and St. Louis rang in celebration. Six years in the making, the transcontinental railroad captured the imagination of the nation, symbolizing unification of the country after five years of Civil War.
55 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. Lindbergh1990-08-27
2. Nixon1990-10-15
3. God Bless America and Poland, Too1990-10-22
4. Insanity on Trial1990-10-29
5. The Satellite Sky1990-11-05
6. The Crash of 19291990-11-19
7. The Iron Road1990-11-26
8. French Dance Tonight1990-12-10
9. After the Crash1991-01-07
10. Los Mineros1991-01-28
11. Coney Island1991-02-04
