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20 Episodes 2018 - 2018
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Michael travels from Plymouth to New London and uses historic rail. He traces the steps of the Pilgrim Fathers in Plymouth, Mass; we see how indigenous tribes of the Wampanoag people taught settlers to live off the land; he boards the Cape Cod Central Railroad, bound for Hyannis and then takes the ferry to Martha's Vineyard, where several presidents have holiday homes. Y
Episode 4
Episode 5
New Haven to Plattsburgh A rail journey through Connecticut and New England; rowing in New Haven, Conn.; the world's first mountain climbing cog railway; the logging industry in Vermont; the Olympic bobsleigh run in Lake Placid, N.Y.
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Episode 9
Michael travels parallel to the Canadian/US border. First stop is Brockville where he takes a river trip around the islands. Jim Clarke introduces him to the first railway Canadian tunnel. Then on to Fort Henry and the Royal Military College . Fort Hope presents slack-lining then onto Oshawa. Final destination is Toronto's Union Station to discuss the impact of the railways on the capital.
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Episode 12
Reno to Napa Valley, over the Sierra Mountain range in Nevada and Lake Tahoe ; Michael meets experts in their field about how the west was opened by rail and due to the gold and silver mining.
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Episode 16
Episode 17
Actually in this same show Michael travels on to Los Angeles also. He travels on the Coast Starlight rail service, he visits the historic port of Monterey, Warner Bros studio, and explores a rail link with 7 new stations on the LA Metro that was started in 2015 and expected finish date is 2024.
Episode 18
Episode 19
Michael Portillo travels by rail and visits the orange groves of Riverside; he learns how to make California rolls with a chef; he tries his hand at Plein Air painting in Laguna Beach and attends celebrations for Mexican Independence Day.
Episode 20