A sepia-toned photograph of a man in military uniform and a map of the Land Grant and Commissions of the Union Pacific Railroad 1872.
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Premieres June 15, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.

As a Civil War general, intelligence pioneer, and chief engineer for the Union Pacific, Grenville M. Dodge fought to preserve a nation and connect a continent. His is a story of war, expansion, and the forces that bound a nation together.

General Dodge and the Transcontinental Railroad

Grenville M. Dodge was a Civil War general, intelligence pioneer and chief engineer for the Union Pacific. His leadership on and off the battlefield helped preserve a fractured nation and drive the expansion that connected a continent. Through a story of war, innovation and ambition, this film examines the forces that bound the United States together during one of its most defining eras.

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