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Great American Railroad Journeys

Season 1 Episode 10: Wilmington to Havre de Grace

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 black Americans the border between slavery and freedom, in an 18th-century English dispute over land. On the Wilmi...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway

1. Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway

Aired: Feb 1, 2016

Starting at New York's Grand Central Terminal, Michael boards the Manhattan s...

Episode 2 Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center

2. Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center

Aired: Feb 2, 2016

Michael continues his American journey in Manhattan's Lower East Side, where ...

Episode 3 Brooklyn to Montauk

3. Brooklyn to Montauk

Aired: Feb 3, 2016

Michael continues his train ride on Long Island, worthy of its name passing B...

Episode 4 New York City to Garrison

4. New York City to Garrison

Aired: Feb 4, 2016

Following the Hudson river, national railroad carrier Amtrack goes from NYC's...

Episode 5 Poughkeepsie to Albany

5. Poughkeepsie to Albany

Aired: Feb 5, 2016

Following the Hudson north, first to to Poughkeepsie, site of a pioneering wo...

Episode 6 Schenectady to Rochester

6. Schenectady to Rochester

Aired: Feb 8, 2016

Michael's train heads west 'upstate' to the Great Lakes, roughly along the Er...

Episode 7 Buffalo to Niagara Falls

7. Buffalo to Niagara Falls

Aired: Feb 9, 2016

Michael reaches the north of New York state in its second city, Buffalo at La...

Episode 8 Philadelphia to Atlantic City

8. Philadelphia to Atlantic City

Aired: Feb 10, 2016

Pennsylvania state and main city Philadelphia (Greek for 'brothery love') was...

Episode 9 Lancaster to Gettysburg

9. Lancaster to Gettysburg

Aired: Feb 11, 2016

A nearby market-leader remains Hershey, the Pennsylvanian town founded by the...

Episode 10 Wilmington to Havre de Grace

10. Wilmington to Havre de Grace

Aired: Feb 12, 2016

Michael reaches a milestone on his American journey: the boundary between the...

Episode 11 Baltimore to Fort McHenry

11. Baltimore to Fort McHenry

Aired: Feb 15, 2016

In Baltimore, home of the first railroad in the United States, the Baltimore ...

Episode 12 Washington DC

12. Washington DC

Aired: Feb 16, 2016

Michael arrives in the nation's capital, Washington DC. He admires its fine p...

Episode 13 Georgetown to Mount Vernon

13. Georgetown to Mount Vernon

Aired: Feb 17, 2016

On this leg, Michael soaks up some old-school jazz in Washington's U Street n...

Episode 14 Manassas to Richmond

14. Manassas to Richmond

Aired: Feb 18, 2016

Michael leaves federal capital Washington to Richmond, capital if senior stat...

Episode 15 Petersburg to Jamestown

15. Petersburg to Jamestown

Aired: Feb 19, 2016

In Petersburg, Virginia, the choir of the First Baptist Church is in fine voi...

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Appearances

Michael Portillo

Creators

Dave Minchin

Dave MinchinDirector

Info about Great American Railroad Journeys

Seasons: 4

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary