Great American Railroad Journeys
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 +1 at 10:00 PM, Saturday 23 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Producer
John Comerford
Executive Producer