America The Story of Us: CIVIL WAR

America The Story of Us: CIVIL WAR

The Civil War rages. The formidable Confederate army cannot match the Union’s mastery of technology as railroads, supply lines and the telegram become new weapons in a modern war. The transcontinental railroad unites the nation [...]

Train Master

Train Master

Jeremiah works for the Western Railroad in the Pacific Northwest. He lives, breaths, and eats railroad. After Brett Banner, the heir to New York Eastern, purchases the Western Railroad, he fires Jeremiah. But, when Brett’s [...]

Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day

Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day

Winner of the Best Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival, the eloquent historical drama COLOR OF A BRISK AND LEAPING DAY has been acclaimed as “a film touched with greatness” (Village Voice) whose “very [...]

Railroads That Tamed The West, The

Railroads That Tamed The West, The

Gold. Silver. Land. Opportunity. But first, you had to get there! In 1869, one of the greatest building achievements in history the Transcontinental Railroad was completed. But for the stalwart settlers willing to risk it [...]

Massive Bridges

Massive Bridges

Bridges move people and cargo daily, but what happens when the bridge itself needs to be moved? In this episode, we see how two very different bridges are moved — using two very different methods. [...]

When Giants Roamed: The Golden Age of Steam

When Giants Roamed: The Golden Age of Steam

In the first half of the 20th century, America’s railroads were transformed by the coming of giants. Pushed by the need to haul ever longer and heavier trains, the nation’s locomotive works responded with the [...]