Impossible Engineering

2020
5.0
11 reviews
TV-PG
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Season 6 episodes (6)

1 Extreme Railroads: Beasts of the Bayou
5/1/19
Season-only
When engineers built railroads across the swamps of New Orleans, they had to use cutting-edge technology and methods to get it done, and these extreme trains attest to the innovative engineering required to conquer the most challenging water environments.
2 Extreme Railroads: The Trains That Built America
5/8/19
Season-only
The first railroads in the United States were engineering marvels built to conquer America's deadliest places, and using cutting-edge science, engineers and builders changed the nation by connecting the California frontier with the rest of the country.
3 Extreme Railroads: Monster of the Andes
5/15/19
Season-only
When engineers built a cutting-edge railroad to navigate the South American Andes, they use cutting-edge tech and engineering to conquer its deadly heights, and this trailblazing train sets new records on one of the most dangerous routes in the world.
4 Extreme Railroads: Himalaya Mega Bridge
5/22/19
Season-only
Experts use cutting-edge tech and bold engineering to build a record-breaking bridge that spans a deadly chasm in a remote section of the Himalayas. When completed, it will be the world's tallest railway bridge, towering almost 1,200 feet high.
5 Extreme Railroads: NYC Monster Train
5/29/19
Season-only
New York City is building an 11 billion dollar construction project to extend the busy Long Island Railroad, and using brand-new technology, engineers and builders blast bedrock to create a vast tunnel below Grand Central Terminal.
6 Extreme Railroads: Rise of the Hyperloop
6/5/19
Season-only
Engineers at Virgin are building the world's first hyperloop train system, an innovative high-speed technology that uses magnetic levitation to travel over 600 miles per hour and transform transportation as we know it.

About this show

Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historical trailblazers who pioneered new building techniques, took risks on untested materials, and revolutionized their field. Each episode of this exciting series celebrates a modern engineering marvel, from record-beating buildings, to ships and spacecraft, detailing how it's built and how it works.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
11 reviews
Kai Alden
November 8, 2017
There are many wonders in our world that are made from nature's beauty. There are also many marvels made by man that are beautiful in their own right and way. We rarely see that beauty to it's fullest potential and often overlook such things because they are common-place now. A sports fan that has been to AT&T stadium many times, or a commuter on the Beijing Mag-lev might not realize just how much of a modern marvel they are. Impossible Engineering gives a comprehensive look at these modern man-made marvels and explains why they are such a marvel. It is also done in a way that makes it fun and entertaining and does not bog one down with too much jargin or details. I would say that Impossible Engineering is to construction and innovation as Mythbusters is to Science and other STEM fields. It might not be as great as Season 18 or 19 of Mythbusters, but if one looks back at Season 1, 2 or 3, I think that they are equal and if given time, Impossible Engineering can be as well known as Mythbusters or How It's Made.
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Michele Jones
April 1, 2017
Tons of information about everything. From how it started and where it came from and we're going from there. Great show. Been watching it from day one. Thanks
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Mark Mickle
August 6, 2017
Power is information information is education and that's what we need to show to our younger generation.
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