The Railroad Builder

*9.0

Status

Released

Production

Thanhouser Company

Aired

1911-05-09

The Railroad Builder

The construction of a new railroad, designed to bring prosperity to a section of the country, brings sorrow to one home. An aged invalid finds that his home must give way to progress, as the line is designed to cut through his homestead, which has been in his family for generations. He fights, of course, but the property is condemned and a legal battle ends in defeat