Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: End of Track: Evanston Last Transcontinental Union Town

9th - 10th
This video explores the last Transcontinental Union town of Evanston that was established in 1869. Links to the full documentary and discussion questions for the classroom are included. [3:14]
Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: The Engineering That Built the World: Race for the Railroad

9th - 10th
Two rival rail companies, led by Charles Crocker of the Central Pacific and Thomas Durant of the Union Pacific, will stop at nothing to best each other while competing to create the most ambitious engineering project the world has ever...