Steered by his Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile rail journey south from Chicago through Kankakee to Champaign, Illinois. Show more
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In Las Animas County, Colorado, Michael Portillo follows in the footsteps of 19th-century dudes who came to experience life as cowboys. Show more
Michael Portillo's journey from Minnesota to the Deep South continues. Michael visits the home of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Show more
Michael Portillo discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-century railroad workers in Sedalia, known as the Sodom and Gomorrah of the West. Show more
Michael Portillo is blown away by the skyscrapers in Illinois's Windy City, where he discovers how modern Chicago's skyline replaced a largely wooden city. Show more
Michael Portillo's journey from Minnesota to the Deep South continues. Michael learns about an epic poem featuring American Indian characters. Show more
Michael Portillo hits cowboy central in the former meat-packing capital of America - Kansas City. In Paola, Michael auctions livestock. Show more
Michael Portillo continues his journey from Minnesota to the home of the blues in Memphis, Tennessee. Michael investigates the ultimate marshalling yard. Show more
From Canon City, Colorado, Michael Portillo heads out into the gorge of the Arkansas River aboard the narrow-gauge Royal Gorge Railroad. Show more
Michael Portillo's journey from Minnesota to the Deep South continues. In Tomah, Wisconsin, Michael helps harvest cranberries, an important US crop. Show more
Michael continues his journey west from St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri, following the tracks of European settlers in the 19th century. Show more
Michael Portillo's first stop is Dodge City, Kansas, a frontier town of the Old West, where he visits a saloon that was the scene of many shoot-outs. Show more
Great American Railroad Journeys
Series 2
Episode 10: Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon, Arizona
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Michael Portillo helps in the restoration of an enormous locomotive weighing over 450 tonnes. Show more
Michael Portillo rides the railroads of North America with his Appleton's Guide to the United States and Canada. In St Louis, Michael ascends the Gateway Arch. Show more
Michael Portillo travels the lower Mississippi aboard a paddle steamer to hear about the life of former river boat captain Samuel Clemens, AKA Mark Twain. Show more
Michael Portillo's journey from Minnesota to the Deep South continues. Michael is in Milwaukee, home of an American icon - the Harley-Davidson. Show more
Michael Portillo arrives in Santa Fe, where he explores the beautiful colonial architecture and is invited to visit a Native American pueblo. Show more
Riding the mainline of mid-America, Michael Portillo stops at Mattoon, where he gets a taste of the early life which shaped Abraham Lincoln. Show more
In Lawrence, Kansas, Michael enjoys a prairie chicken dance with a student of the Haskell Indian Nations University. Show more
Michael Portillo begins a journey from Minnesota's Twin Cities to the Deep South. In this leg, he visits Minneapolis-St Paul, built around the Mississippi. Show more