Mighty Trains

Season 1

TV-G

They glide across the prairies of Canada and the deserts of Australia. They power through the cold of the Norwegian Arctic Circle and up the steepest slopes of the mighty Swiss Alps. They zoom into the future in Japan and go back in time in Alaska. Ride the rails to witness the world's mightiest trains in action and join us as we embark on challenging missions, high-speed thrills, and cross-country adventures aboard these fast and powerful marvels of design and engineering.

Where to Watch Mighty Trains • Season 1

6 Episodes

Glacier Express
E1
Glacier ExpressThe Glacier Express features cutting-edge versions of old technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps.
The Shinkansen
E2
The ShinkansenJapans Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 285 km/h.
The Canadian
E3
The CanadianThe iconic Canadian travels between Vancouver and Toronto; passengers travel in vintage streamliner cars built in the 1950s.
White Pass and Yukon Route
E4
White Pass and Yukon RouteThe 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.
North Rail Express
E5
North Rail ExpressThe 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.
The Ghan
E6
The GhanThe Ghan takes passengers on a three-day, two-night journey through Australia, from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the north; the Pichi Pichi Railway offers passengers a trip on an original steam locomotive train.