Season
Season 4 Episode
- Season 4 Ninilchik to Wasilla
- Season 4 Talkeetna to Juneau
- Season 4 Skagway to Vancouver
- Season 4 Vancouver Island to Kamloops
- Season 4 Kamloops to Calgary
- Season 4 Halifax to Prince Edward Island
- Season 4 Springhill Junction to Quebec City
- Season 4 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre to Winnipeg
- Season 4 Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon
- Season 4 Edmonton to Jasper
- Season 4 Vancouver
- Season 4 Vancouver Island to San Juan Island
- Season 4 Port Moody to Kamloops
- Season 4 Kamloops to Banff
- Season 4 Calgary
- Season 4 Winnipeg
- Season 4 Portage La Prairie to Watrous
- Season 4 Saskatoon
- Season 4 Edmonton
- Season 4 Hinton to Jasper
Great American Railroad Journeys - Season 4 Episode 10 Edmonton to Jasper
8.50 29 minutes Michael 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, Michael explores a glossy, glassy, oil-rich Edmonton, second city of Alberta. On the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, he travels three centuries back in time to experience the life of les voyageurs, who travelled huge distances within Canada by foot and canoe to trade fur with indigenous people.
Michael admires Edmonton’s early 20th-century heritage streetcars, preserved by the Radial Railway Society, and seizes the chance to drive one across a spectacular high-level bridge over the North Saskatchewan River.
Edmonton prides itself on its modern light rail system, offering rapid transit to 80 million passengers per year. Michael hears how this growing city plans to keep pace. His journey across Canada’s vast open spaces reaches a dramatic scenic conclusion in the Rocky Mountains.
