Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States, published in 1879.
You can now watch Great American Railroad Journeys online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway | 2016-02-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center | 2016-02-02 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Brooklyn to Montauk | 2016-02-03 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | New York City to Garrison | 2016-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Poughkeepsie to Albany | 2016-02-05 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Schenectady to Rochester | 2016-02-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Buffalo to Niagara Falls | 2016-02-09 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Philadelphia to Atlantic City | 2016-02-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Lancaster to Gettysburg | 2016-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Wilmington to Havre De Grace | 2016-02-12 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Baltimore to Fort Mchenry | 2016-02-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Washington DC | 2016-02-16 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Georgetown to Mount Vernon | 2016-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Manassas to Richmond | 2016-02-18 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Petersburg to Jamestown | 2016-02-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | St Louis, Missouri | 2017-01-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri | 2017-01-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Sedalia to Kansas City, Missouri | 2017-01-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Kansas City to St Joseph, Missouri | 2017-01-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Lawrence to Topeka, Kansas | 2017-01-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Dodge City to Lamar, Colorado | 2017-01-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | La Junta, Colorado, to Pueblo, New Mexico | 2017-01-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Canon City, Colorado, to Colorado Springs | 2017-02-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Santa Fe to Acoma, New Mexico | 2017-02-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon, Arizona | 2017-02-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | The Twin Cities, St Paul | 2017-02-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | The Twin Cities, Minneapolis | 2017-02-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Red Wing, Minnesota, to La Crosse, Wisconsin | 2017-02-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Tomah to Portage, Wisconsin | 2017-02-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Milwaukee to Racine, Wisconsin | 2017-02-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Chicago, the Windy City | 2017-02-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Chicago, US Rail Hub | 2017-02-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Homewood to Champaign, Illinois | 2017-02-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky | 2017-02-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Memphis, Tennessee | 2017-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Boston | 2018-01-22 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Boston to Concord, Massachusetts | 2018-01-23 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Plymouth to Nantucket | 2018-01-24 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Providence, Rhode Island, to New London, Connecticut | 2018-01-25 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | New Haven, Connecticut, to Mount Washington, New Hampshire | 2018-01-26 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Burlington to Plattsburgh | 2018-01-29 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Montreal, Quebec | 2018-01-30 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Montreal to Ottawa | 2018-01-31 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Thousand Islands to Oshawa, Ontario | 2018-02-01 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Toronto | 2018-02-02 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Reno, Nevada, to Colfax, California | 2018-02-05 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Sacramento to Napa Valley | 2018-02-06 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | San Francisco to Sausalito, California | 2018-02-07 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | San Francisco | 2018-02-08 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | Berkeley to Yosemite | 2018-02-09 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 16 | Santa Clara to Santa Cruz | 2018-02-12 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 17 | Monterey to Santa Barbara | 2018-02-13 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 18 | Los Angeles | 2018-02-14 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 19 | Los Angeles to Laguna Beach | 2018-02-15 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 20 | La Jolla to San Diego | 2018-02-16 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Ninilchik to Wasilla | 2020-01-25 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Talkeetna to Juneau | 2020-02-01 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Skagway to Vancouver | 2020-02-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Vancouver Island to Kamloops | 2020-02-15 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Kamloops to Calgary | 2020-02-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Halifax to Prince Edward Island | 2020-02-29 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Springhill Junction to Quebec City | 2020-03-07 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Saint-Anne de Beaupre to Winnipeg | 2020-03-14 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon | 2020-03-21 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | Edmonton to Jasper | 2020-03-28 | 60 min |
| Production | John Comerford | Executive Producer |
