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Great American Railroad Journeys

Schenectady to Rochester (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary

Michael's train heads west 'upstate' to the Great Lakes, roughly along the Erie Canal, jewel in the major transport network before the railroads, which made New York the main East Coast port and immigrant magnet. .He starts in Schenectady,...See moreMichael's train heads west 'upstate' to the Great Lakes, roughly along the Erie Canal, jewel in the major transport network before the railroads, which made New York the main East Coast port and immigrant magnet. .He starts in Schenectady, home of General Electric since light bulb inventor Thomas Edison and still a main and innovative supplier, also to rail companies. By Wizzard of Oz author Baum's home town Chittenango Michael reaches Palmyra, where farm-boy Joseph Smith, founded the new 15 million strong Mormon 'church of Laterday Saints'. In Rochester philanthropist George Eastman made his fortune founding the Kodak company, which rendered the camera easy to handle and truly portable. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Tom Richardson (filmed by)
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Updated Feb 8, 2016

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Feb 8, 2016 (United Kingdom)

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Michael Portillo
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Elizabeth Welch
Self - Dorothy (All Things Oz) (as Libby Welch) Self - Dorothy (All Things Oz) (as Libby Welch)   See fewer
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