Great American Railroad Journeys (2016)
Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States, published in 1879.
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Episodes
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1. Boston2018-01-22 · 29mArmed with his 19th-century Appleton's guidebook to the United States and Canada, Michael Portillo embarks on a 1,100-mile railroad journey from Boston, Massachusetts, across the b
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2. Boston to Concord, Massachusetts2018-01-23 · 29mMichael Portillo's 19th-century Appleton's guidebook leads him to the Parker House Hotel, where in his best pinny, he whisks up a Boston cream pie.
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3. Plymouth to Nantucket2018-01-24 · 29mLed by his Appleton's guidebook and tracing the footsteps of the Pilgrim Fathers, Michael Portillo heads for Plymouth, the home town of America. He learns how indigenous tribes of
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4. Providence, Rhode Island, to New London, Connecticut2018-01-25 · 29mLed by his 19th-century Appleton's guidebook, Michael Portillo's railway journey continues through New England. On the banks of the Providence River, he discovers a club that trace
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5. New Haven, Connecticut, to Mount Washington, New Hampshire2018-01-26 · 29mArmed with his Appleton's guide, Michael Portillo's rail voyage goes river deep and mountain high as he continues his journey through Connecticut and heads north through the scenic
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6. Burlington to Plattsburgh2018-01-29 · 29mMichael Portillo continues his American rail journey through New England as he heads for the Canadian border. First stop is Burlington, Vermont, a busy timber port at the time of h
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7. Montreal, Quebec2018-01-30 · 29mFollowing a special 1899 Canadian edition of his Appleton's guide, Michael Portillo has left the United States and crossed the border to embark on the next leg of his rail journey
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8. Montreal to Ottawa2018-01-31 · 29mSteered by his Appleton's guidebook Michael Portillo's train journey continues in Canada's Quebec province.
Venturing into the wooded hills of Vaudreuil, Michael explores a Canadi
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9. Thousand Islands to Oshawa, Ontario2018-02-01 · 29mUsing his 1899 Appleton's guide, Michael Portillo's rail odyssey through eastern Canada continues along the Grand Trunk railway, following the route of the St Lawrence River.
At B
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10. Toronto2018-02-02 · 29mMichael Portillo's railway journey across eastern Canada concludes in the nation's largest metropolis, Toronto. He begins his Toronto tour at Union Station. Now busier than the cit
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11. Reno, Nevada, to Colfax, California2018-02-05 · 29mLed by his late 19th-century Appleton's guidebook, Michael Portillo sets off on a 1,000-mile American adventure to discover how the railroad conquered the wild landscapes of the We
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12. Sacramento to Napa Valley2018-02-06 · 29mContinuing his epic Californian rail journey, Michael Portillo begins this leg at the very spot that triggered the 1848 gold rush. He finds out how California's mineral treasures a
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13. San Francisco to Sausalito, California2018-02-07 · 29mArmed with his trusty Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo's rail journey through California takes him to the commercial metropolis of San Francisco. Riding through the vibrant stree
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14. San Francisco2018-02-09 · 29mMichael Portillo resumes his exhilarating tour of San Francisco to find that diversity has been at the heart of the city since the days of the gold rush, though not always harmonio
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15. Berkeley to Yosemite2018-02-10 · 29mMichael Portillo's rail voyage continues through northern California, moving east in search of the state's greatest national treasures. To unearth the region's dangers deep undergr
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16. Santa Clara to Santa Cruz2018-02-12 · 29mMichael Portillo's thousand-mile rail journey through California continues south toward Santa Clara in the heart of Silicon Valley and ends in the surf of Santa Cruz. In a high-tec
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17. Monterey to Santa Barbara2018-02-13 · 29mSteered by his late-19th-century Appleton's guidebook, Michael Portillo continues his railroad travels through southern California aboard the Coast Starlight service. In the histor
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18. Los Angeles2018-02-14 · 29mArmed with his Appleton's guide to the United States, Michael Portillo arrives in Los Angeles to delight in the 'city of dreams', from its glorious Union Station to its golden beac
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19. Los Angeles to Laguna Beach2018-02-15 · 29mMichael 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
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20. La Jolla to San Diego2018-02-16 · 29mMichael Portillo is nearing the end of his thousand-mile rail journey from Reno, Nevada, to San Diego in southern California. In this final leg, clad in khaki boiler suit and sport
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