Episodes
1. Glacier Express
October 16, 2016
46 min
The Glacier Express features cutting-edge versions of old technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps.
2. The Shinkansen
October 23, 2016
46 min
Japans Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 285 km/h.
3. The Canadian
October 30, 2016
46 min
The iconic Canadian travels between Vancouver and Toronto; passengers travel in vintage streamliner cars built in the 1950s.
4. White Pass and Yukon Route
November 7, 2016
46 min
The White Pass and Yukon route was built in 1869 to take miners and supplies to the Klondike gold fields, and was the worlds first containerized freight railway.
5. North Rail Express
November 13, 2016
46 min
The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik in the Norwegian Arctic Circle to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible.
