Hell on Wheels looks at the institutionalized greed and corruption behind the building of the Transcontinental Railroad as the race between the Central Pacific and Union Pacific intensifies.
As the race to complete America’s first Transcontinental Railroad comes to an end, so too does the story of former soldier Cullen Bohannon. He will face a “final reckoning” with the men standing in his way: the bloodthirsty Swede, the mercenary Chang and railroad tycoon Thomas Durant.
Starting with episode 8 (Two Soldiers) where we find Confederate soldiers raiding a Union camp, and Thor ""The Swede"" Gundersen, among others, is captured and taken to Andersonville Prison.