Transcontinental railroad / PBS ; directed by Mark Zwonitzer and Michael Chin ; produced and written by Mark Zwonitzer ; a Hidden Hill Productions film for American Experience ; a production of WGBH Boston.

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On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, a boisterous crowd gathered to witness the completion of one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century: the building of the transcontinental railroad. The electrifying moment--the realization of a dream first pursued by a farsighted and determ...

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Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) Hidden Hill Productions WGBH Educational Foundation WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) PBS Home Video
Other Authors:	Zwonitzer, Mark (Screenwriter, Director, Production personnel) Chin, Michael (Director, Cinematographer) Murphy, Michael, 1938- (Narrator)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	Boston : Alexandria, VA : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2005], ©2005.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Central Pacific Railroad Company > History. Union Pacific Railroad Company > History. Central Pacific Railroad Company. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Railroads > United States > History. Railroads > United States > History > 19th century. Railroad construction workers > United States > History > 19th century. Indigenous peoples of North America > Great Basin. Indigenous peoples of North America > West (U.S.) Indigenous peoples of North America > History > 19th century. Indigenous peoples of North America > Government relations > 1789-1869. Indians of North America. Indians of North America > Government relations. Railroad construction workers. Railroads. Promontory Point (Utah : Cape) West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. United States > History > 19th century. United States. United States > Great Basin. West United States. Utah > Promontory Point (Cape) Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary television programs. Television programs > United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History. 1789 - 1899
Genre:	Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary television programs. Television programs Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 120 min. [i.e. 107 min.]) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Contents:

Introduction
Mapping the route
Central Pacific
Union Pacific and Credit Mobilier
Chinese laborers
Civil War veterans
Conflicts with Plains Indians
"Hell on wheels"
Blasting through Donner Summit
Buying influence and fighting Indians
Governing new settlements
Central Pacific advances
Race to Utah
East and West meet
Epilogue
Credits.