The American Transcontinental Railroad: Tough Trails Series

Catalogue Number: 555079
Producer: Pilot Productions
Producers: Tooth, Katy
Directors: Tooth, Katy
Producing Agencies: Pilot Film and TV Productions
Subject: Business Studies, Canadian World Studies, Documentary, Economics, History, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Travel, World History
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Copyright Year: 2014
Running Time: 51:57
Exploring the rich history of railroads in the USA this episode takes us on an incredible 3000 mile journey across America. Traveling from the Atlantic to the Pacific, through 4 time zones and 12 states we experience some of the most epic landscapes and stunning scenery that North America has to offer. From the very earliest steam locomotives in the 1830s railroads have fundamentally shaped the USA as we know it today, enabling trade, spreading ideas and facilitating mass migration and settlement across the country.
This episode takes on one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century – the Transcontinental Railroad, a monumental line that united the country and changed the history of America forever.
Related Titles
HORATIO'S DRIVE: AMERICA'S FIRST ROAD TRIP
PBS Video 040199Get set for an adventure that marked a new era in America! Film-maker Ken Burns presents the...
Eastern European Immigration Experiences: Journeys to Canada...
Past Perfect Productions/6801260 Manitoba Inc. PPP004Immigration between 1867 and 1914 resulted in an important period of population growth in Canada...
The Forbidden City: Canadiana Series, Season 2
The Canadiana Project Inc. UPP011North America's second oldest Chinatown in Victoria, BC, was once considered a "Forbidden City" by...
Sudbury and the Mysteries of the Universe: Canadiana Series...
The Canadiana Project Inc. UPP013Beneath the surface Sudbury has the richest nickel deposit on the planet; when a comet hit planet...