Manhattan

Manhattan

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S1 E101: Michael Portillo starts his railroad journey across America at New York's Grand Central Terminal. There he boards the Manhattan subway system, the busiest rail transit system in the US. He learns about Manhattan's iconic skyscrapers, hears tales of the dodgy industrialists of yesteryear known as 'Robber Barons' and visits the new transport hub close to the site of Ground Zero.