No Image

8.2

American Experience•Season 3•Episode 7

The Iron Road

8.2/10 · 21 votesNov 26, 199055 min

Ranked #1 of 10 in Season 3•+1.1 vs season avg

Discussion

A tale of high adventure, enormous human effort and engineering brilliance. On May 2, 1869, when the last railroad spike was driven, bells in the churches of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Omaha and St. Louis rang in celebration. Six years in the making, the transcontinental

Previous episodeE6 · The Crash of 1929 Next episodeE8 · French Dance Tonight

Seasons37

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Season 3 Episodes11

Lindbergh

Nixon

God Bless America and Poland, Too

Insanity on Trial

The Satellite Sky

The Crash of 1929

The Iron Road

French Dance Tonight

After the Crash

Los Mineros

Coney Island

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"The Iron Road" is episode 7 of American Experience season 3. It scored 8.2/10 from 21 votes, ranking #1 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.1). It aired on November 26, 1990.

Next: E8 · French Dance Tonight Best of Season 3