Modern Marvels · SEASON 3

The Railroads That Tamed the West

Episode 8 · 1995-10-20

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Episode overview

The year was 1869 and America had just completed the greatest building achievement in its history–the Transcontinental Railroad. A thin ribbon of steel and wood now connected East and West. But the fledgling country now faced an even greater challenge–how to harness the awesome potential of the railroad to tame the still wide-open and wild West.

44 minutes

Season 3 episodes

1. Space Shuttle1995-08-20 2. Brooklyn Bridge1995-10-01 3. Tunnels1995-10-08 4. Tennessee Valley Authority1995-10-15 5. Oil1995-10-16 6. Silver Mines1995-10-01 7. The NYC Subway1995-10-19 8. The Railroads That Tamed the West1995-10-20 9. Paving America1995-10-29 12. The Alaskan Oil Pipeline1995-11-04