Most popular episodes of great american railroad journeys. Armed with his 1899 appletons guidebook to alaska, michael portillo rides the alaska railroad north to explore the remote former gold rush settlement of talkeetna. Season 2 episode 7 red wing minnesota to portage wisconsin. Watch great scenic railway journeys episodes online. Michael portillo crosses the atlantic to ride the railroads of america, armed with appletons general guide to the united states, published in 1879. Clutching his 1899 copy of appletons guide to canada, michael portillo travels on the ocean train from nova scotia to new brunswick. Track great american railroad journeys season 4 episodes. Great british railway journeys is a bbc documentary series presented by michael portillo, a former conservative mp and cabinet minister who was instrumental in saving the settle to carlisle line from closure in 1989.
Following the hudson river, national railroad carrier amtrack goes from nycs pennsylvania station over yonkers, after a dutch manufacturing magnate, trough wild country inspiring major us literature washington irving and painting, to garrison, a strategic focus during the secession war, seat of us army officers school west point also supplying many railroad engineers and site of. In lawrence, kansas, michael enjoys a prairie chicken dance with a student of the haskell indian nations university and learns how native american indians were. Great american railroad journeys season 4 episode 8 canada. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Great american railroad journeys series 2 digital spy. It was originally built to feed the great gold rush of the late 1800s in the klondike of canada and is considered one of the greatest scenic railways of the world. Amid breathtaking scenery, he encounters magnificent beasts, joins. Michael portillo visits the parker house hotel, where he whisks up a boston cream pie. Host michael portillo is back for season 3 of great american railroad journeys as he uses the rails to explore the continent and learn more about the. Great american railroad journeys twin cities pbs tpt.
Michael portillo crosses the atlantic to ride the railroads of north america, armed with his guide to the united states, published in 1879. Great american railroad journeys series 4 episode 7. He is off to topeka, kansas, soon where i spent a week one day. I guess it helps with the us journeys if you have used an amtrak rover pass to criss cross the us by train a few times, as i did in the 1980s.
Michael portillo explores america by rail following appletons general guide to the us. Great american railroad journeys season 3 season 3. Great american railroad journeys season 2 episode 10. Today people come from all over the world to take this historic journey. Watch great american railroad journeys season 3 episode 10 online. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Season 4 guide for great american railroad journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary.
Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Using an 1879 copy of appletons guidebook to the railroads of the united states and canada, portillo travels across the united states primarily by train, though at times using other forms of transportation where necessary. Great american railroad journeys season 2 brings host michael portillo back for more crosscountry. We have 27 episodes of great american railroad journeys in our archive. Series 2 michael portillo crosses the atlantic once more to ride the railroads of north america with his faithful appletons guide to the united states. Great american railroad journeys series 4 episode 2. Michael portillo crosses the atlantic to ride the railroads of america. Michael portillo rides the railroads of america, armed with appletons general guide to the united states, published in 1879.
Bbc two great american railroad journeys episode guide. Great american railroad journeys season 2 episode 10 mattoon. Along the way, he learns how controversy over the construction of the railroad caused bullets. Great american railroad journeys season 3 season 3 american. Catch up on great american railroad journeys and watch. Episodes list of great american railroad journeys series. So it is interesting to see the places i recall from those expeditions as they felt like when you are on a train for 2 3 days at a time. Michael presents his second american rail route using the appletons guide, this time along a great axis of the pioneers followup west of the appalachians, across the great barrier stream mississippi. Michael portillo reaches the rocky mountains of colorado at canon city, from where he heads out into the spectacular gorge of the arkansas river aboard the historic narrowgauge royal gorge railroad. Great american railroad journeys tv show season 4 episodes. In great continental railway journeys season 5, host michael portillo continues his travels through europe, following suggested itineraries. Springhill junction to moncton 20012019 great american railroad journeys season 4 episode 7. Great american railroad journeys, series 2 episode.
Michael portillo continues his 1,500mile journey through the american wild west, armed with his 19thcentury appletons guide. Following the 1879 guidebook appletons general guide to the united states, he travels from new york city to historic jamestown, virginia. Great american railroad journeys is an english documentary series which aired on bbc two. Great american railroad journeys tv show season 3 episodes. The programme was first broadcast in 2010 on bbc two and has returned annually for a total of 11 series the series features portillo travelling around the railway networks of. Great american railroad journeys season 2 episode 8. Great american railroad journeys episode guide bbc two.
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The first episode of great american railroad journeys was broadcast in april, 2020. Along the way he investigates the worlds biggest tide at hopewell rocks and admires its dramatic rock formations and caves. Great american railroad journeys next episode air date. Great american railroad journeys season 2 episode 8 michael portillo reaches the rocky mountains of colorado at canon city, from where he heads out into the spectacular gorge of the arkansas river aboard the historic narrowgauge royal gorge railroad. Amid breathtaking scenery, he encounters magnificent beasts, joins intrepid explorers and witnesses unique customs on an awesome 1,500mile journey to. Everything seen from great american railroad journeys. Watch great american railroad journeys season 2 episode 7. Great american railroad journeys season 3 episode 10 watch.
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Great american railroad journeys on tv series 4 episode 7. In great american railroad journeys, host michael portillo great continental railway journeys crosses the atlantic for an epic trip down the east coast of the united states. Travel documentary hosted by michael portillo, published by bbc in 2017 english narration cover informationgreat american railroad journeys. Great american railroad journeys series 2 railuk forums. Great american railroad journeys s02 ep01 st louis. Great american railroad journeys series 2, starts on bbc2 on monday 23rd january at 18. Great american railroad journeys documentary sbs on demand. Great american railroad journeys, series three, episode one. American public television apt introduced the nation to julia child, fred rogers, the three tenors and monty python. A companion to the phenomenally successful great british railway journeys, this series sees michael portillo swapping his treasured copy of. Episode and series guides for great american railroad journeys. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Find out when great american railroad journeys is on tv, including series 2episode 7. Great american railroad journeys season 2 episode 7.
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