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River Of Iron, Dreams Of A Grand Canyon Railroad

Season 10, Episode 2 of 10

Follow a group of modern-day adventurers on a raft trip down the Colorado River into the heart of the Grand Canyon as they retrace the historical exploits of Robert Brewster Stanton, an engineer cum explorer who set out to investigate the possibilities of building a railroad through the harsh, extreme terrain. Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday hosts.

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