{television} extreme engineering; subways in america (2004)

Gothamites who travel on the subway beneath New York City every day have long taken the mass transit system for granted. But in this installment of the popular Discover Channel series, a closer examination reveals exactly how masterful the transportation grid truly is. Built in the late 19th century, the subterranean rail line was showing its age until the city embarked on a large-scale, intricate refurbishment project.

ireviewnetflix.com rating: *** Another educational and interesting edition of Extreme Engineering. Looking at several cities including New York and San Francisco (I love Bart!) It was fascinating to see the footage of how Bart was built. As for the people on Netflix who are giving this documentary negative reviews I ask, "What are you looking for? What do you want? What were you expecting?" I mean, come on, give me a break! It's an episode of a Discovery Channel series.