Modern Marvels - The Railroads That Tamed The West

Seizoen: 2 - Aflevering: 1 / 37 - Eerst uitgezonden: 04 februari 1996 - Episode ID: 182083

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.