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The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad

In the fifth part of This Is America Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown reads school report to his class about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. He talks about two railroad companies the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific. Charlie Brown says that workers were needed so youngsters were employed. The two railroad companies had to lay down 10,000 miles of track. The Central Pacific stars out slow because they have the cross the Sierra Nevada mountains. Snoopy's brother Spike appears in this episode and gets a job in one of the towns that was built around the railroad. He is a harmonica player, but he is kicked out. Finally, the two companies are getting closer to the end. The last spike has to be put in. The Governor of California misses so Snoopy drives in the last spike.

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  • Originally Aired February 10, 1989
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Production Code 88-478
  • Network CBS
  • Created November 1, 2017 by
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Name Type Role
Bill Melendez Writer
Lee Mendelson Writer
The Winans Guest Star
Bill Melendez Guest Star
Curtis Anderson Guest Star
Gregg Berger Guest Star
Sam Nicholson Director