The Engineering That Built the World — Season 1, Episode 5: Race to the Underground
Documentary • 63 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 6.4/10
Episode synopsis
After the London Underground becomes the first subway system in the world, visionary engineers in New York and Boston vie to build the first one in America. But being first will mean overcoming unprecedented engineering challenges, deadly accidents, fierce political infighting, and the public's fear of the underground. When the dust settles, the American city will never be the same.
About The Engineering That Built the World
The stories behind the iconic structures and engineering feats that have shaped and defined our nation and our world.