Seven Wonders of the Industrial World Season 1 Episode 6 Transcontinental Railway 2003
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The episode follows the construction of the Pacific Railroad, the first transcontinental rail system, which would unite the eastern and western seaboards of the United States. Started in Sacramento by a consortium of local shopkeepers with no experience in building a railroad, the episode follows their efforts to build from west to east through the forbidding Sierra Nevada mountains with the help of Chinese labourers whilst simultaneously following the efforts of the workers of the Union Pacific to build from east to west, and their problems in dealing with the lawless nature of the wild west, attacks by Native American raiding parties, and financial corruption and scandal.
- Released: 2003-10-09
- Runtime: 50 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Robert Lindsay
- Director:
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1. The Great Ship 2003-09-04
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2. The Brooklyn Bridge 2003-09-11
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3. The Bell Rock Lighthouse 2003-09-18
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4. The Sewer King 2003-09-25
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5. The Panama Canal 2003-10-02
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6. Transcontinental Railway 2003-10-09
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7. The Hoover Dam 2003-10-16
