Great American Railroad Journeys

  • Estrenada: Feb 2016
  • Episodios: 75
  • Seguidores: 6
  • Finalizado
  • BBC Two
  • Sábado a las 20
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Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway
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Feb 01, 2016
Michael begins his American odyssey in New York City. Starting at Grand Central Terminal, the 'gateway to the nation', he boards the Manhattan subway system, the busiest rail transit .. show full overview
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Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center
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Feb 02, 2016
Michael continues his American journey in Manhattan's Lower East Side, where he narrowly avoids a scrap with an historic gang of New York and visits the grim tenement buildings where .. show full overview
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Brooklyn to Montauk
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Feb 03, 2016
From Manhattan, Michael follows his Appleton's Guide east, travelling on the Long Island Railroad. He begins in Brooklyn, where he learns the incredible story behind the world's first .. show full overview
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New York City to Garrison
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Feb 04, 2016
Michael follows America's mighty Hudson River north, riding on the United States' national rail carrier service, Amtrak. He learns from Amtrak's police chief about some of the nation's .. show full overview
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Poughkeepsie to Albany
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Feb 05, 2016
Michael Portillo continues his railroad journey through New York State following his Appleton's Guide. Beginning in the city of Poughkeepsie, he visits a famous all-female university, .. show full overview
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Schenectady to Rochester
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Feb 08, 2016
Michael heads west through New York State. He has a lightbulb moment in Schenectady, when he discovers how Thomas Edison's General Electric Company also leads the way in modern rail .. show full overview
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Buffalo to Niagara Falls
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Feb 09, 2016
Michael braves the awesome power and drenching spray of Niagara Falls on the Maid of the Mist to share what artists, daredevils and millions of tourists have billed as one of the most .. show full overview
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Philadelphia to Atlantic City
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Feb 10, 2016
Michael embarks on a new railroad journey from the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, south to the first permanent English colonial settlement in North America, Jamestown. He feasts .. show full overview
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Lancaster to Gettysburg
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Feb 11, 2016
Michael hitches a ride with the Amish in a horse-drawn buggy through rich countryside settled in the 18th century by religiously oppressed Europeans. Charmed by their modest way of life, .. show full overview
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Wilmington to Havre de Grace
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Feb 12, 2016
Michael reaches a milestone on his American journey: the boundary between the northern and southern states, known as the Mason-Dixon line. He discovers the origins of what became for .. show full overview
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Baltimore to Fort McHenry
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Feb 15, 2016
In Baltimore, home of the first railroad in the United States, the Baltimore and Ohio, he discovers how the first American steam engine, the Tom Thumb, owed much to pioneering British .. show full overview
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Washington DC
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Feb 16, 2016
Michael arrives in the nation's capital, Washington DC. He admires its fine public buildings, including the largest library in the world, and discovers how the capital was built from .. show full overview
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Georgetown to Mount Vernon
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Feb 17, 2016
On this leg, Michael soaks up some old-school jazz in Washington's U Street neighbourhood, where the big band jazz king, Duke Ellington, was born and began his career. He also grabs a .. show full overview
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Manassas to Richmond
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Feb 18, 2016
Michael Portillo arrives in Manassas, scene of two crucial battles during the American Civil War - the first railroad battles in US history. In Fredericksburg, Virginia, he tries his .. show full overview
1x15 Final de temporada
Petersburg to Jamestown
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Feb 19, 2016
In Petersburg, Virginia, the choir of the First Baptist Church is in fine voice as Michael discovers how, during the 19th century, coded messages were delivered to slaves who hoped to .. show full overview

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