PBS
Nicodemus Kansas
The wave of migration across the U.S. in the mid-1800's included people looking to live in open spaces, with land to grow crops and the opportunity to have a better life. After the Civil War, that included freed slaves and their...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How the world's first subway system was built - Christian Wolmar
It was the dawn of 1863, and London's not-yet-opened subway system - the first of its kind in the world - had the city in an uproar. Most people thought the project, which cost more than 100 million dollars in today's money, would never...
Crash Course
The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History 214
In which John Green teaches you about railroads, and some of the ways they changed the world, and how they were a sort of microcosm for the Industrial Revolution as a whole. Prior to the invention of steam powered railroads, pretty much...
The Daily Conversation
The 10 Longest MEGA-Tunnels In The World
New ReviewThe ten longest railway tunnels in the world, inspired by Switzerland's recently completed tunnel which set a new record.
Curated Video
Sleep in a Treehouse! Cool Hotels Around the World
From eco-friendly bubble hotels to Botswana tree houses, some of the world's most wild places to sleep.
Curated Video
How Mormons & Mobsters Made Las Vegas What It Is Today
How Mormons & Mobsters Made Las Vegas What It Is Today
Curated Video
Golden age for train travel? Europe's railways never been busier, data shows
Eurostat data reveals which EU citizens travelled the most on national and international rail lines in 2023, marking a record year for train travel.
Curated Video
Gotthard rail tunnel linking Switzerland and Italy reopens on Monday year after crash
The tunnel was closed in August last year after a broken wheel caused a freight train to derail, causing extensive damage.
Curated Video
Gotthard rail tunnel linking Switzerland and Italy reopens on Monday one year after crash
The tunnel was closed in August last year after a broken wheel derailed a freight train, causing extensive damage.
Curated Video
Gotthard rail tunnel linking Switzerland and Italy reopens one year after crash
The tunnel was closed in August last year after a broken wheel derailed a freight train, causing extensive damage.
The Daily Conversation
Chicago: Boomtown to Modern Marvel
Chicago became one of the most important cities in the U.S. thanks to its central location, booming railroad and river networks, and its role in agriculture and industry. It grew rapidly by processing goods like grain and meat, shipping...
Curated Video
A Railway to the Farm
The group are laying down a railway at the farm. It's very slow work. Skoop is disappointed, and the robots are tired. It looks like the group aren't up to the task. But Leo knows what to do. They need to put together a special machine...
Makematic
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad, completed in 1869, revolutionized coast-to-coast travel in the United States. But this progress came at a significant cost to Indigenous Peoples, impacting their lands and way of life.
Makematic
The Gadsden Purchase
In 1853, the United States paid Mexico $10 million for less than 30,000 square miles of land, facilitating the completion of a Southern transcontinental railroad and decades of economic growth.
Weird History
US Cities That Changed Their Names
From the early inhabitants of the original 13 colonies, to the pioneers who moved West and South as America expanded, there was one common problem when it came to establishing new settlements: What would they name their city? Some US...
Great Big Story
Journey back in time on the Cumbres and Toltec Railway
Experience the beauty and history of the Cumbres & Toltec Railway, one of the last authentic steam railroads in the country.
Bedtime History
The First Transcontinental Railroad for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the amazing engineering feat of the First Transcontinental Railroad and the ingenious Americans who constructed it.
Curated Video
The Development of the West
Dr. Forrester talks about the Transcontinental Railroad and how it dramatically changed America. She then talks about those who settled in the Great Plains, including ranchers and farmers.
Curated Video
Harriet Tubman
Dr. Forrester talks about heroism which leads her to the story of a truly heroic woman, Harriet Tubman.
Great Big Story
Journey Back in Time on the Cumbres & Toltec Railway
Experience the beauty and history of the Cumbres & Toltec Railway, one of the last authentic steam railroads in the country.
Curated Video
Wagon Trains, the Pony Express, Railroads, and Steamboats
Dr. Forrester explains how the evolution of transportation provided easier access to the western region for hundreds of thousands of settlers from the eastern United States, and as a result, cities and towns developed in the west.
Curated Video
A Shocking Discovery
Dr. Forrester examines the discovery of electricity by creating a timeline. She also shares information about Thomas Edison and his invention of the light bulb.
Curated Video
Compound Words
The video “Compound Words” describes how to create a compound word from two base words.
Curated Video
Why Transportation Systems Fail
Why Transportation Systems Fail demonstrates reasons why a transportation system may lose efficiency or fail to operate.