Great American Railroad Journeys

12:20 AM to 1:20 AM
Thursday 19 September
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Ninilchik to Wasilla

Season 4 Episode 1 of 10

Michael Portillo returns to explore more of the US rail network, embarking on the first leg of a journey across Alaska. He begins his journey amid the snow-capped mountains of the Kenal Peninsula, where he discovers that 150 years ago, Alaska was a Russian colony. Moving on, in Seward he feeds a rescued sea otter with a fearsome bite and in Anchorage he joins the US Arctic Warriors for parachute training

Great American Railroad Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 12:20 AM, Thursday 19 September. (Subtitles.)
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General
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
Dave Minchin
Director