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- Season 1 Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway
- Season 1 Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center
- Season 1 Brooklyn to Montauk
- Season 1 New York City to Garrison
- Season 1 Poughkeepsie to Albany
- Season 1 Schenectady to Rochester
- Season 1 Buffalo to Niagara Falls
- Season 1 Philadelphia to Atlantic City
- Season 1 Lancaster to Gettysburg
- Season 1 Wilmington to Havre de Grace
- Season 1 Baltimore to Fort McHenry
- Season 1 Washington DC
- Season 1 Georgetown to Mount Vernon
- Season 1 Manassas to Richmond
- Season 1 Petersburg to Jamestown
Great American Railroad Journeys - Season 1 Episode 5 Poughkeepsie to Albany
8.50 29 minutes 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, alma mater of Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep. He discovers the tumultuous history of the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge and follows the train line up to the Catskill Mountains, admiring its picturesque scenery from an altogether different type of line - a zip wire. Back on safe ground, he discovers that the dramatic landscape inspired artists of the Hudson River School. Arriving in New York's state capital, Albany, he samples a drop of Albany Ale before rubbing shoulders with the State Senator.
