Great American Railroad Journeys S04E05 · Kamloops to Calgary

Overview

Clutching his 1899 Appleton’s Guide, Michael Portillo boards one of the world’s most famous trains, the Rocky Mountaineer, to cross the backbone of the North American continent from Kamloops to the spa resort of Banff. This magnificent journey takes him to the highest point of the 19th-century transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway line at Kicking Horse Pass, past Lake Louise and inside spiral tunnels blasted through the mountains. Along the way, Michael hears of the harsh and dangerous conditions endured by the Chinese and European labourers who built the railway. He looks back at the historic driving of the Last Spike, which completed the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885. Reaching Banff, Michael follows his Appleton’s guide to the luxurious Banff Spring Hotel, built by the railway company. By Sulphur Mountain, he explores an underground hot spring discovered by railway workers in 1883 and learns how it prompted the creation of Canada’s first national park.

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1. 1 1. Ninilchik to Wasilla2020-01-25 · 29mMichael Portillo heads for the last frontier of the United States, armed with his 1899 Appleton’s Guidebook to Alaska. Beginning his journey amid the snow-capped mountains and ice
2. 2 2. Talkeetna to Juneau2020-02-01 · 29mArmed with his 1899 Appleton’s Guidebook to Alaska, Michael Portillo rides the Alaska Railroad north to explore the remote former goldrush settlement of Talkeetna. Deep in the fore
3. 3 3. Skagway to Vancouver2020-02-08 · 29mMichael Portillo embarks on a second spectacular rail journey through Alaska into Canada on the White Pass and Yukon railway. Arriving in Skagway by seaplane from railwayless June
4. 4 4. Vancouver Island to Kamloops2020-02-15 · 29mMichael Portillo explores British Columbia, steered by his Appleton’s Guide to Canada, published in 1899. He discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig and joins t
5. 5 5. Kamloops to Calgary2020-02-22 · 29mClutching his 1899 Appleton’s Guide, Michael Portillo boards one of the world’s most famous trains, the Rocky Mountaineer, to cross the backbone of the North American continent fro
6. 6 6. Halifax to Prince Edward Island2020-02-29 · 29mMichael Portillo begins a new journey on the tracks of the Ocean line to explore Canada’s maritime provinces en route to Quebec City. Clutching his 1899 Appleton’s Guide to Canada
7. 7 7. Springhill Junction to Quebec City2020-03-07 · 29mClutching his 1899 copy of Appleton’s Guide to Canada, Michael Portillo travels on the Ocean train from Nova Scotia to New Brunswick. Along the way, he investigates the world’s big
8. 8 8. Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre to Winnipeg2020-03-14 · 29mMichael Portillo explores the province of Quebec with his 19th-century Appleton’s Guide to Canada. He takes the fabulously scenic Charlevoix train along the north bank of the might
9. 9 9. Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon2020-03-21 · 29mSteered by his 1899 Appleton’s Guide, Michael Portillo strikes west across Manitoba into the province of Saskatchewan. High above the prairie at Riding Mountain, Michael discovers
10. 10 10. Edmonton to Jasper2020-03-28 · 29mMichael Portillo continues west through the Canadian Prairie on his thousand-mile rail journey from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Jasper, Alberta. Following his 1899 Appleton’s guide, Mic
11. 11 11. Vancouver2019-01-21 · 29m
12. 12 12. Vancouver Island to San Juan Island2019-01-22 · 29m
13. 13 13. Port Moody to Kamloops2019-01-23 · 29m
14. 14 14. Kamloops to Banff2019-01-24 · 29m
15. 15 15. Calgary2019-01-25 · 29m
16. 16 16. Winnipeg2019-01-28 · 29m
17. 17 17. Portage La Prairie to Watrous2019-01-29 · 29m
18. 18 18. Saskatoon2019-01-30 · 29m
19. 19 19. Edmonton2019-01-31 · 29m
20. 20 20. Hinton to Jasper2019-02-01 · 29m