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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Season 1 Episode 6: Transcontinental Railway

Oct 09, 2003TV-PG50m8.4

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 Paci...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Great Ship

1. The Great Ship

Aired: Sep 4, 2003

This episode focuses on the construction of the SS Great Eastern, designed by...

Episode 2 The Brooklyn Bridge

2. The Brooklyn Bridge

Aired: Sep 11, 2003

Focusing on the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, the episode examines the...

Episode 3 The Bell Rock Lighthouse

3. The Bell Rock Lighthouse

Aired: Sep 18, 2003

This episode tells the story of the construction in the early nineteenth cent...

Episode 4 The Sewer King

4. The Sewer King

Aired: Sep 25, 2003

Set in London during the 1850s, this episode focuses on the construction of t...

Episode 5 The Panama Canal

5. The Panama Canal

Aired: Oct 2, 2003

Both the French and the American efforts build a sea-level canal through Pana...

Episode 6 Transcontinental Railway

6. Transcontinental Railway

Aired: Oct 9, 2003

The episode follows the construction of the Pacific Railroad, the first trans...

Episode 7 The Hoover Dam

7. The Hoover Dam

Aired: Oct 16, 2003

The final episode focuses on the construction of the Hoover Dam during the Gr...

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Info about Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama, Documentary, History