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The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible.

The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible.

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S3, EP4 "Indian Pacific"

The Indian Pacific is a four-day, 4,352-kilometre transcontinental journey across Australia, a trip which features the world's longest straight stretch of railway and steepest incline.

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S3, EP6 "Frecciarossa 1000 And Italo EVO"

Go behind the scenes with NTV's two Italo trains - the AGV and the EVO - as they expand to cover more of the Italian railway network, connecting passengers from Turin to Venice, and Naples to Milan, on two of the world's fastest trains.

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S1, EP4 "White Pass And Yukon Route"

The White Pass and Yukon route was built in 1869 to take miners and supplies to the Klondike gold fields.

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S1, EP1 "Glacier Express"

The Glacier Express features cutting-edge technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps.

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S4, EP1 "Tren Turistico"

A trip through Lima details the voyage's breathtaking scenery and engineering challenges.

Embark on an exciting excursion around the globe to explore breathtaking landscapes. Experience the different modes of luxury that passengers can take on these great locomotives. Teddy Wilson, host and narrator describes Japan's trains as, "Japan Rail has devised an ingenious system of sensors and centralized operations -- a system so successful that during the devastating earthquake in 2011 every bullet train in the Shinkansen system was stopped in its tracks before the earthquake struck, keeping passengers on the bullet trains safe." From luxury to vintage to high-speed and even revolutionary these great trains navigate Canada's terrain, Japan's earthquake zones and every place in between. Jump behind the scenes with the engineers and crews as they travel to distant locales.
Original Air Date: Oct 16, 2016
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: PG
Playback: HD
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