Great American Railroad Journeys S02E03 · Sedalia to Kansas City, Missouri

Overview

Following in the footsteps of European settlers, Michael Portillo rolls westwards across the United States. With true frontier spirit, he discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-century railroad workers in Sedalia, known as the Sodom and Gomorrah of the West, and discovers the birthplace of ragtime and its most famous composer, Scott Joplin. Aboard a horse-drawn wagon in Independence, Michael confronts the brutal hardships faced by early pioneers on the wagon trail and discovers a living history museum town where the clock stopped in 1855. He ends this leg in the rail hub of Kansas City, Missouri, where freight trains can be a mile long.

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1. 1 1. St Louis, Missouri2017-01-23 · 29mMichael Portillo crosses the Atlantic once more to ride the railroads of North America with his faithful Appleton's Guide to the United States and Canada. Amid breathtaking scenery
2. 2 2. St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri2017-01-24 · 29mMichael continues his American rail journey west from St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri, following the tracks of European settlers in the 19th century. He begins this leg at the
3. 3 3. Sedalia to Kansas City, Missouri2017-01-25 · 29mFollowing in the footsteps of European settlers, Michael Portillo rolls westwards across the United States. With true frontier spirit, he discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-cen
4. 4 4. Kansas City to St Joseph, Missouri2017-01-26 · 29mOn the next leg of his American adventure, Michael Portillo hits cowboy central in the former meat-packing capital of America - Kansas City, Missouri. In Paola, Kansas, Michael auc
5. 5 5. Lawrence to Topeka, Kansas2017-01-27 · 29mMichael Portillo continues his 1,500-mile journey through the American Wild West, armed with his 19th-century Appleton's Guide. In Lawrence, Kansas, Michael enjoys a prairie chicke
6. 6 6. Dodge City to Lamar, Colorado2017-01-30 · 29mMichael Portillo's first stop aboard the Southwest Chief is Dodge City, Kansas, a famous frontier town of the Old West, where he visits the notorious Long Branch Saloon, scene of m
7. 7 7. La Junta, Colorado, to Pueblo, New Mexico2017-01-31 · 29mMichael Portillo hits ranching territory in Las Animas County, Colorado, where he follows in the footsteps of 19th-century dudes from the east coast who came to experience life as
8. 8 8. Canon City, Colorado, to Colorado Springs2017-02-01 · 29mMichael Portillo reaches the Rocky Mountains of Colorado at Canon City, from where he heads out into the spectacular gorge of the Arkansas River aboard the historic narrow-gauge Ro
9. 9 9. Santa Fe to Acoma, New Mexico2017-02-02 · 29mMichael Portillo arrives in Santa Fe, the state capital of New Mexico, and once the capital of a Spanish kingdom. He explores the beautiful colonial architecture of the city and is
10. 10 10. Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon, Arizona2017-02-03 · 29mMichael Portillo is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a city situated on the Rio Grande River. Once the headquarters of the Acheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Albuquerque has treasur
11. 11 11. The Twin Cities, St Paul2017-02-06 · 29mMichael Portillo begins a new journey from Minnesota's Twin Cities in the north of the US to Memphis, Tennessee, in the Deep South. In this leg, Michael discovers how Minneapolis,
12. 12 12. The Twin Cities, Minneapolis2017-02-07 · 29mMichael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Michael discovers the story of Hiawatha and his lover Minnehaha, an epic poem featur
13. 13 13. Red Wing, Minnesota, to La Crosse, Wisconsin2017-02-08 · 29mMichael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Steered by his Appleton's Guidebook, Michael travels along the Upper Mississippi to
14. 14 14. Tomah to Portage, Wisconsin2017-02-09 · 29mMichael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Michael reaches Tomah, Wisconsin, where he helps harvest cranberries, an important c
15. 15 15. Milwaukee to Racine, Wisconsin2017-02-10 · 29mMichael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Michael is in Milwaukee, located on the shore of Lake Michigan and home of the Harle
16. 16 16. Chicago, The Windy City2017-02-13 · 29mMichael 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, destroyed in a great fir
17. 17 17. Chicago, US Rail Hub2017-02-14 · 29mMichael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the home of the blues in Memphis, Tennessee. Today, in the nation's rail capital, where tr
18. 18 18. Homewood to Champaign, Illinois2017-02-15 · 29mSteered by his Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile rail journey south from Chicago through Kankakee to Champaign, Illinois. In full swing on the fairway at
19. 19 19. Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky2017-02-16 · 29mArmed with his 19th-century Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile journey, beginning and ending on the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Tennessee. Riding t
20. 20 20. Memphis, Tennessee2017-02-17 · 29mArmed with his Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo travels the lower Mississippi aboard a paddle steamer to hear about the life and work of former river boat captain, Samuel Clemens