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Movie Description
This fascinating documentary examines the building of the transcontinental railroad, completed against incredible odds on May 10, 1869 in Promontory, Utah.
Synopsis
"Modern Marvels" profiles the visionary engineers who conceived of our era's most awesome landmarks, and those who transformed those ideas into reality -- often at great risk.
In the wake of the Civil War, a tangible manifestation of America's renewed unity stretched across its homeland: the Transcontinental Railroad. This documentary paints a portrait of the back-breaking labor and myriad logistical problems of this endeavor.
Two sets of builders -- one group laying track beginning in Omaha, Nebraska, the other starting from Sacramento, California -- surmounted the Sierra-Nevadas and braved the rugged American west to meet halfway in Utah in 1869. Workers linked the path a decade after Lincoln's declaration that the U.S. would have a cross-country railway.
Film Notes
Additional credits: Gerald W. Abrams (Hearst Entertainment executive producer) and Charlie Maday (executive producer for The History Channel).
Produced by Jaffe Productions in association with Hearst Entertainment Television, in association with The History Channel.
Copyright 1994 A&E Television Networks.
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