Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States, published in 1879.
 
         
        
        Schenectady to Niagara Falls – Series 1 Reversions
 
         
        
        Philadelphia to Gettysburg – Series 1 Reversions
 
         
        
        Wilmington to Fort McHenry – Series 1 Reversions
 
         
        
        Washington to Mount Vernon – Series 1 Reversions
 
         
        
        St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri – Series 2 Reversions
 
         
        
        Sedalia to St Joseph, Missouri – Series 2 Reversions
 
         
        
        Lawrence to Lamar, Colorado – Series 2 Reversions
 
         
        
        La Junta to Colorado Springs – Series 2 Reversions
 
         
        
        Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon – Series 2 Reversions
 
         
        
        Chicago to Champaign, Illinois – Series 2 Reversions
 
         
        
        Los Angeles to San Diego – Series 3 Reversions
 
         
        
        New Haven to Plattsburgh – Series 3 Reversions
 
         
        
        Thousand Islands to Toronto – Series 3 Reversions