Synopsis

It was a story of audacious endeavor, of immense human exertion and remarkable ingenuity in engineering. On May 2, 1869, with the final railroad spike secured, bells pealed from the churches of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Omaha, and St. Louis, celebrating the achievement. The transcontinental railroad, a six-year undertaking, had captivated the nation, representing a symbolic reunification following the divisions of the Civil War.