

The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest and warfare, there are few aspects of civilization that were left untouched by these machines.

One of the great advances of the 19th Century, the railways were a tool of empire. How did the Victorians use them to expand their influence?
Aired: 11/26/2018
From the Channel Tunnel to carrying iron ore in the Australian Outback, experts discuss the history and the future of freight trains.
Aired: 12/3/2018