Modern Marvels · SEASON 2
The Transcontinental Railroad
Episode 2 · 1995-01-01
- Documentary
Episode overview
With California finally part of the United States, two rail companies raced to connect the monied East and the promising West. Along the way, fortunes would be made, lives lost, and adversity overcome. This is the story of the largest, most expensive challenge of the 19th century.
44 minutes
