Great American Railroad Journeys Series 4 Episode 3 Skagway to Vancouver 2020
Michael 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 Juneau, Michael heads first for Dyea and the Chilkoot trail, which the first gold prospectors hiked 100 years ago to the Klondike. Among them, he discovers, was author Jack London, whose stories of sled dogs captured the spirit of the gold rush. In the puppy pen of a sled dog training camp, a dog musher tells Michael how huskies helped to build Alaska and gives him an insight into how the dogs continue to work and race today. Boarding the 52-mile railway, built in 1898, which climbs 2,600 feet before dropping to the head of Canada’s Lake Bennett, Michael looks forward to beautiful scenery on a railway laden with history. At the lake, Michael meets an indigenous guide to hear of the role of First Nations people in the stampede for gold.
- Released: 2020-02-08
- Runtime: 29 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Michael Portillo
- Director: John Comerford
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1. Ninilchik to Wasilla 2020-01-25
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2. Talkeetna to Juneau 2020-02-01
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3. Skagway to Vancouver 2020-02-08
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4. Vancouver Island to Kamloops 2020-02-15
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5. Kamloops to Calgary 2020-02-22
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6. Halifax to Prince Edward Island 2020-02-29
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7. Springhill Junction to Quebec City 2020-03-07
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8. Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre to Winnipeg 2020-03-14
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9. Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon 2020-03-21
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10. Edmonton to Jasper 2020-03-28
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11. Vancouver 2019-01-21
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12. Vancouver Island to San Juan Island 2019-01-22
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13. Port Moody to Kamloops 2019-01-23
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14. Kamloops to Banff 2019-01-24
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15. Calgary 2019-01-25
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16. Winnipeg 2019-01-28
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17. Portage La Prairie to Watrous 2019-01-29
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18. Saskatoon 2019-01-30
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19. Edmonton 2019-01-31
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20. Hinton to Jasper 2019-02-01
