Used by miners and ranchers sending cargos of copper ore, hides and wool downriver, Colorado River steamboats thrived until they were supplanted by the railroads in the late 1800s.

Colorado River Steamboats Transcript

Amtrak, the National Park Service's Trails and Rails Program, and the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University have created podcasts to enhance your travel on the Sunset Limited train between New Orleans and Los Angeles.

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Amtrak, the National Park Service's Trails and Rails Program, and the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&amp;M University have created podcasts to enhance your travel on the Sunset Limited train between New Orleans and Los Angeles.

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Colorado River Steamboats Transcript

Colorado River Steamboats Transcript