On this episode of Our American Stories this is the story of the men known as The Big Four who incorporated the Central Pacific Railroad and helped build the transcontinental railroad These four individuals risked their businesses money time and talent in order to achieve an unprecedented feat of engineering vision and courage Here to tell the story is Roger McGrath McGrath is the author of Gunfighters Highwaymen and Vigilantes Violence on the Frontier Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]