'Hell on Wheels' keeps track of railroad building

(siouxcityjournal.com) "Hell on Wheels" may be set in the 1800s, but it's able to address issues contemporary series can't. "By going back or forward, you can give yourself a much bigger canvas," explains actor Colm Meaney. "People tend to group together, so there's all those issues as well as 'What's progress?'"
Featuring a melting pot of characters, "Hell on Wheels" suggests what might have happened during construction of the Transcontinental Railway. Four characters -- a former Confederate soldier, an emancipated slave, a greedy businessman and a young widow -- provide an entree into the world. Continued