Great American Railroad Journeys

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  • BBC Two
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  • Documentary Mini-series Reality Travel

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Season 1 Reversions: Manhattan Island
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Starting at New York's Grand Central Terminal, he boards the Manhattan subway system, the busiest rail transit system in the US. He learns about Manhattan's iconic skyscrapers, then .. show full overview
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Season 1 Reversions: Brooklyn to Montauk
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Continuing on the Long Island Railroad to Queens, Michael investigates the site of an ambitious engineering project that will transform New York City's rail network. A model town built .. show full overview
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Season 1 Reversions: New York City to Albany
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Michael follows America's iconic River Hudson north through New York State. Beginning at New York City's Penn Station, Michael rides the national rail carrier service Amtrak. He hears .. show full overview
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Season 1 Reversions: Schenectady to Niagara Falls
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Continuing his American journey heading west through New York State, Michael has a lightbulb moment in Schenectady, when he discovers how Thomas Edison's General Electric Company also .. show full overview
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Season 1 Reversions: Philadelphia to Gettysburg
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He feasts on a gargantuan Philly cheesesteak, then looks to work off the calories with a run past the city's famous landmarks, in homage to one of Philadelphia's most famous sons, Rocky .. show full overview
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Season 1 Reversions: Wilmington to Fort McHenry
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Armed with his Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo reaches a milestone on his American journey: the boundary between the northern and southern states, known as the Mason-Dixon line. He .. show full overview
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Season 1 Reversions: Washington to Mount Vernon
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He soaks up some old-school jazz where Duke Ellington began his career and grabs a bite at the diner chosen by President Obama for a snack before his inauguration. At the United States .. show full overview
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Season 1 Reversions: Manassas to Jamestown
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In Fredericksburg, Virginia, he tries his hand at bottling bourbon corn whiskey and learns how it became the nation's spirit. In Richmond, a plate of ham and eggs with southern grits .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: St. Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri
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Michael 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, he .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: Sedalia to St. Joseph, Missouri
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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 .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: Lawrence to Lamar, Colorado
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Michael Portillo continues his 1,500-mile journey through the American Wild West armed with his Appleton's Guide. In Lawrence, Kansas, he joins the Jayhawks basketball team before .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: La Junta to Colorado Springs
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At Bent's Old Fort, Michael is transported back to the Mexican American War of 1848 and finds himself inspecting the troops. In Raton, Michael discovers the guns that won the West. At .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: Santa Fe, New Mexico to the Grand Canyon
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In Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the Rio Grande River, Michael discovers the headquarters of the Acheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and lends a hand with the restoration of an enormous .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: Minneapolis, St. Paul
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Michael explores the birthplace of F Scott Fitzgerald and meets a jazz-age trumpeter and Fitzgerald fan who introduces him to the lifestyle of Fitzgerald's hero, Jay Gatsby. Michael .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: Minnesota, Wisconsin
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Steered by his Appleton's guidebook, Michael Portillo continues his rail journey along the Upper Mississippi to Red Wing, Minnesota, and the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: Milwaukee to Chicago
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Michael learns how the first machine was built in 1903 and hitches a ride. German gymnastics is Michael's next challenge as he joins the Ladies' Auxiliary Exercise Class at the Turner .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: Chicago to Champaign, Illinois
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On the trail of one of America's most famous railroad names, Michael heads south to Pullman to investigate the legacy of its founder, George Pullman. Beside the Kankakee River, Michael .. show full overview
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Season 2 Reversions: Illinois to Tennessee
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Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile journey from Minnesota to Tennessee, beginning and ending on the Mississippi River. Riding the mainline of mid-America, Michael stops at rural .. show full overview
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Season 3 Reversions: Reno to the Napa Valley
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Michael Portillo embarks on a thousand-mile American adventure through California. Michael takes to the skies over the dramatic Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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Season 3 Reversions: San Francisco
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Michael Portillo reaches San Francisco, where he boards one of the iconic cable cars. In the engineering powerhouse, he uncovers the secret to scaling the hills.
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Season 3 Reversions: Berkeley to Santa Cruz
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Michael visits the jewel in the crown of America's National Parks, Yosemite, to behold its granite cliffs, giant sequoia trees and cascading waterfalls.
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Season 3 Reversions: Monterey to Los Angeles
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Steered by his guidebook, Michael Portillo continues through California. In Monterey, Michael raises the Bear Flag of the one-time Republic of California.
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Season 3 Reversions: Los Angeles to San Diego
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Michael Portillo strikes oil in the suburbs of Los Angeles, contemplates his navel in the orange groves of Riverside, makes a California roll and paints a pretty picture in Laguna Beach. .. show full overview
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Season 3 Reversions: Boston to Concord
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At risk of being uncovered as a Tory spy, Michael joins the Sons of Liberty aboard ship in Boston harbour. Will he help rebels jettison 112 crates of East India Company tea? On the route .. show full overview
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Season 3 Reversions: Plymouth to New London
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Michael boards the Cape Cod Central heritage railroad, bound for Hyannis, a favoured presidential holiday spot. Catching a ferry to Martha's Vineyard, he discovers that ardent Methodists .. show full overview
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Season 3 Reversions: New Haven to Plattsburgh
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Armed with his Appleton's guide, Michael Portillo continues his rail journey through Connecticut and New England. He takes a crash course in rowing in New Haven, where college teams from .. show full overview
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Season 3 Reversions: Montreal to Ottawa
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Following a special 1899 Canadian edition of his Appleton's guide, Michael Portillo leaves the United States to embark on the next leg of his rail journey in Canada. In the vibrant .. show full overview
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Season 3 Reversions: Thousand Islands to Toronto
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Steered by his 1899 Appleton's guide, Michael Portillo's rail journey through eastern Canada continues along the Grand Trunk railway, following the route of the St Lawrence River. At .. show full overview

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