HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 6 | “Golden Spike”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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The race is finally over as both railroads make it to Promontory Summit. On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific meet in a massive celebration. But in the aftermath, Thomas Durant’s financial scheme is revealed and creates a major scandal. Meanwhile, with the nation now linked together, people begin to settle the west in record numbers, and alter the country forever. Thanks to our sponsor, HelloFresh! To get started, check out our plan: HelloFresh.com/legends10fm Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.0	At the start of the 1860s, the thought of a railroad running from the Atlantic Ocean to the
1:16.4	Pacific Ocean seemed like an impossible dream. But by the end of the decade, that dream was on the
1:22.5	verge of coming true. It took a bloody and costly civil war to finally put the dream into motion. President Abraham
1:30.1	Lincoln saw the importance of railroads to the Union cause, and he convinced Congress to allocate funds
1:36.1	for a nationwide track. Throughout the back half of the 1860s, two railroad companies,
1:42.4	the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific, laid rails across America.
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