Product Highlights
American Railroad Expansion & History, a DVD from Campbell Films, examines the growth of the American railroad system from 1800 through the end of the steam era.
Features
- Black-and-white and color footage
- Approximately 1 hour 17 minutes runtime
Contents
The film traces westward rail expansion from the original 13 colonies through the crossing of the Mississippi River and the introduction of standardized time zones, the difficulty of laying lines through the Rocky Mountains, the connection of the West and East Coasts, and the final years of steam-powered rail.
