Mike Bratton
Narrator
Impossible Engineering (2015)
Season 6: Extreme Railroads
Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and spacecraft are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.
Released April 13, 2015
Episode 42 min
2+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.engineering, imdb.narration
Production Companies: Twofour, Powderhouse Productions
Network: Science
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S6E1 - Beasts of the Bayou
When engineers built railroads across the swamps of New Orleans, they used cutting-edge technology and methods to get it done, and these extreme trains attest to the innovative engineering required to conquer the most challenging water environments.
May 1, 2019, midnight
S6E2 - The Trains That Built America
The first railroads in the United States were engineering marvels built to conquer America's deadliest places. Using cutting-edge science, engineers and builders changed the nation by connecting the California frontier with the rest of the country.
May 8, 2019, midnight
9.0
S6E3 - Monster of the Andes
When engineers built a cutting-edge railroad to navigate the South American Andes, they use cutting-edge tech and engineering to conquer its deadly heights, and this trailblazing train sets new records on one of the most dangerous routes in the world.
May 15, 2019, midnight
S6E4 - Himalaya Mega Bridge
Experts use cutting-edge tech and bold engineering to build a record-breaking bridge that spans a deadly chasm in a remote section of the Himalayas. When completed, it will be the world's tallest railway bridge, towering almost 1,200 feet high.
May 22, 2019, midnight
S6E5 - NYC Monster Train
New York City is building an 11 billion dollar construction project to extend the busy Long Island Railroad, and using brand-new technology, engineers and builders blast bedrock to create a vast tunnel below Grand Central Terminal.
May 29, 2019, midnight
S6E6 - Rise of the Hyperloop
Engineers at Virgin are building the world's first hyperloop train system, an innovative high-speed technology that uses magnetic levitation to travel over 600 miles per hour and transform transportation as we know it.
June 5, 2019, midnight
Science
42 min/ep
3444 min
April 13, 2015
Sept. 1, 2021, midnight
Ended
TV-G / 2+
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