 American Experience - Transcontinental Railroad
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| Producer: PBS Home Video |
On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, a boisterous crowd gathered to witness the completion of one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century: the building of the transcontinental railroad. The electrifying moment marked the culmination of six years of grueling work. Peopled by the ingenious entrepreneurs whose unscrupulous financing got the line laid, the brilliant engineers who charted the railroad's course and hurdled the geological obstacles in its way, the armies of workers who labored relentlessly on the enterprise, and the Native Americans whose lives were destroyed in its wake, "The Transcontinental Railroad" is a remarkable story of greed, innovation and gritty determination.
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Modern Marvels: The Transcontinental Railroad
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| Producer: A & E Entertainment |
It was very informative on many aspects of the building of the transcontinental railroad. It showed the dangers faced by these hard-working men as they struggled to link the eastern and western parts of the US. Great images and great information!
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Underground Railroad
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| Producer: A & E Entertainment |
Alfre Woodard links together interviews with historians, contemporary photographs, drawings, and dramatic reenactments to show the terrors of slavery and the travails of escape, exploding many of our myths along the way. The economic and political motivations behind many white abolitionists' feelings are explored, and while ultimately it didn't matter to a slave reaching out for liberty why it was offered, we are forced to reevaluate the selfless image of many "conductors." Still, freedom is freedom, and the History Channel's Underground Railroad tells its story well, inspiring respect for the generations of men and women who fought silently for it. --Rob Lightner
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Velocity: Runaway Trains
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| Producer: Unapix |
Witness the devastation unleashed by Runaway Trains as this powerful program examines the world's most tragic rail catastrophes. Understand how major accidents really happened through incredible computer-animated recreations. Learn how railroads are adapting new technologies to improve safety and reduce the risk of fatal collisions. Incredible accident-site footage tells horrifying tales of destruction: a 100-car freight train plows into a sleepy suburban subdivision; a crowded commuter train collides head-on with a passenger train; another passenger train rear-ends a stalled commuter train, and the wreckage lands in the path of an onrushing express. Intense viewing.
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