Night Train ASMR: American Railroads

In this soft spoken ASMR video, we explore the history of American Railroads. From the opening of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1830 to the Transcontinental Railroad, the rise of magnates like Cornelius Vanderbilt or Jay Gould and the transformations in the way people lived and consumed, I introduce you to this technical, social and economic epic.

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Script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under web licence from Panthermedia. Music and sound effects from the YouTube Audio Library for Creators.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Railroads in America
2:48 USA, 1830
16:13 Transcontinental Lines, Civil War and Railroad Mania
26:39 New Capitalism and Robber Barons
37:47 Revolution in Work and Consumption
48:11 Restructuring and Decline
59:14 Conclusion and Soothing Train Sounds