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EPISODE · Oct 7, 2014 · 24 MIN

Transcontinental Railroad

from Dr. History's Tales of the Old West · host Dr. Ken Turner

A race that connected East to West with the help of workers from all over the world. The Transcontinental Railroad was an amazing accomplishment that required thousands of workers with backbreaking labor and danger, from the surveyors to the final laying of the track and meeting at Promontory Point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A race that connected East to West with the help of workers from all over the world. The Transcontinental Railroad was an amazing accomplishment that required thousands of workers with backbreaking labor and danger, from the surveyors to the final laying of the track and meeting at Promontory Point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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