| RAILROAD EMPIRE (1/60) |
  
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| Genre: | Documentary |
| NOLA: | RREM |
| Program Service: | Exchange |
| Supplier: | KCSM |
| Rights: | Analog: 6 Releases/4 Years
Digital: Unlimited Use/4 Years, School Rerecord, Noncommercial Cable, Video on Demand (VOD) |
| Offered: | Fall 2004 |
| Contract: | 3/6/2005-3/5/2009 |
| Premium for Pledge: | STATIONS ONLY (Check APT Pledge Guide on Connect Forums for details): Program VHS, Book: "Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad". |
Description
The transcontinental railroad, begun in 1855 and completed in 1869, transformed the Golden State from sleepy outpost into one of the world's most powerful economies. THE RAILROAD EMPIRE explores this vital moment in California's history and charts its impact on the development of a nation. Archival photography footage depicts the painstaking process of constructing this "ribbon of iron" through the Sierra Mountains. Interviews with historians and railroad experts paint a vivid portrait of how railroads forever altered the social and political landscape of the United States. The program also examines the institutionalized violence and systematic discrimination against Chinese railroad laborers, the development of unions and Congress' role in the Big Four's monopoly of California transportation.
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Viewer Inquiries
Juanita Celaya
KCSM
1700 West Hillsdale Blvd.
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: 650-524-6925
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Merchandise for Viewers
The program is available on VHS for $20.00, including shipping and handling. To order, please call 1-800-611-5276. |
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