Aired: Aug 27, 1990After his famous flight, Charles Lindbergh becomes known to all the world but...
American Experience
Season 3 Episode 9: After the Crash
A tale of high adventure, enormous human effort and engineering brilliance. On May 2, 1869, when the last railroad spike was driven, bells in the churches of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Omaha and St. Louis rang in celebration. Six years in the making, the transcontinental railroad captured the imagination of the nation, symbolizing unification of the country after five years of Civil War.
