Great American Railroad Journeys

9:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Saturday 23 November
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La Junta to Colorado Springs

Season 2 of 20

Michael Portillo reaches Colorado, where he follows in the footsteps of 19th-century east coast men who came to experience the cowboy life. At Bent's Old Fort, he is transported back to the Mexican American War of 1848 and finds himself inspecting the troops, before heading out into the spectacular gorge of the Arkansas River aboard the historic narrow gauge Royal Gorge Railroad

Great American Railroad Journeys airs on U&Yesterday HD at 9:00 PM, Saturday 23 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Producer
John Comerford
Executive Producer