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Impossible Engineering: The Trains That Built America

Impossible Engineering (2020)

Documentary, Historical | UK

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SEASON: 6

EPISODE: 2 - The Trains That Built America

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The first railroads in the United States were engineering marvels built to conquer America's deadliest places, using cutting edge science, engineers and builders. They connected the California frontier to the rest of the country.

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