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Transcontinental Railroad [videorecording] / The History Channel ; A&E Television Networks. - [New York, N.Y.] : A&E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, [2006], c1995. - 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Title from container. Originally broadcast on The History Channel in 1995.

The Transcontinental Railroad was an engineering marvel as well as a technological nightmare. In the 1860s, the Union Pacific began laying tracks westward from Omaha, and the Central Pacific did the same heading eastward from Sacramento. Work on the railroad represented the nation's struggle to forge an iron link between East and West, making cross-country travel faster and easier than ever.


DVD; Dolby Digital stereo.

ISBN: 0767092112 9780767092111

Standard No.: 733961765397

Publisher. No.: AAE-76539 A&E Television Networks

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Central Pacific Railroad Company.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Railroads--History--19th century.
Railroads--Design and construction--History--19th century.
Railroads--History--19th century.
Railroads--Design and construction--History--19th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Documentary--Television series.

LC Class. No.: DVD HE 2751 .T734 2006