The Task Ahead

Season 15

Engineer Theodore Judah solved the great riddle of the Pacific Railroad at Donner Pass.

Engineer Theodore Judah solved the great riddle of the Pacific Railroad when he reached Donner Pass. Judah immediately recognized the location as ideal for constructing a line through the Sierra Nevada. Judah's plans called for bridging rivers and ravines, carving 20-foot wide shelves out of sheer mountain faces and driving 18 tunnels -- one more than a 1000 feet long -- through solid granite.

AIR DATE 1/27/03

Central Pacific Workmanship

Central Pacific Workmanship

Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad

Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad

Chicago's Grain Elevators

Chicago's Grain Elevators

Elevating the City

Elevating the City

Reversing the River

Reversing the River

A New Water System for Chicago

A New Water System for Chicago

Chicago's Skyscrapers

Chicago's Skyscrapers

The Great Migration: From Mississippi to Chicago

The Great Migration: From Mississippi to Chicago

Emmett Till's Funeral

Emmett Till's Funeral

The Kidnapping of Emmett Till

The Kidnapping of Emmett Till

Emmett Till, a Sacrificial Lamb

Emmett Till, a Sacrificial Lamb

No Justice for Emmett Till?

No Justice for Emmett Till?

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