Modern Marvels (1993 – ...)

1993 • 23 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 8 — The Railroads That Tamed the West

Name: Episode 8 — The Railroads That Tamed the West
Released: 1995-10-20
Duration: 44 min

Season 3 • Modern Marvels

Released: 1995-10-20 • Documentary

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The year was 1869 and America had just completed the greatest building achievement in its history–the Transcontinental Railroad. A thin ribbon of steel and wood now connected East and West. But the fledgling country now faced an even greater challenge–how to harness the awesome potential of the railroad to tame the still wide-open and wild West.

Episodes

Episode 1
Space Shuttle
1995-08-20

Episode 2
Brooklyn Bridge
1995-10-01

Episode 3
Tunnels
1995-10-08

Episode 4
Tennessee Valley Authority
1995-10-15

Episode 5
Oil
1995-10-16

Episode 6
Silver Mines
1995-10-01

Episode 7
The NYC Subway
1995-10-19

Episode 8
The Railroads That Tamed the West
1995-10-20

Episode 9
Paving America
1995-10-29

Episode 12
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
1995-11-04

Information

Episode air date	20.10.1995
Episode runtime	44 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.1
IMDb series rating	8.1
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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