Great American Railroad Journeys (2016)

Name: Great American Railroad Journeys
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Michael Portillo

Documentary

Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States, published in 1879.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (253 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Michael Portillo Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.09 avg 15 episodes 7.1 → 7.6 59 min avg

Rebound

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway	7.1	18
2	Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center	6.7	16
3	Brooklyn to Montauk	6.8	17
4	New York City to Garrison	7.2	16
5	Poughkeepsie to Albany	7.1	17
6	Schenectady to Rochester	6.9	16
7	Buffalo to Niagara Falls	7.8	18
8	Philadelphia to Atlantic City	7.0	14
9	Lancaster to Gettysburg	6.9	14
10	Wilmington to Havre de Grace	6.9	13
11	Baltimore to Fort McHenry	6.6	12
12	Washington DC	7.5	15
13	Georgetown to Mount Vernon	7.4	15
14	Manassas to Richmond	6.9	15
15	Petersburg to Jamestown	7.6	13

Season 2 (2017)

7.71 avg 20 episodes 8.1 → 7.6 58 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	St Louis, Missouri	8.1	16
2	St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri	7.3	15
3	Sedalia to Kansas City, Missouri	7.9	11
4	Kansas City to St Joseph, Missouri	7.9	10
5	Lawrence to Topeka, Kansas	7.8	14
6	Dodge City to Lamar, Colorado	7.7	14
7	La Junta, Colorado to Pueblo, New Mexico	7.8	13
8	Canon City, Colorado, to Colorado Springs	8.2	12
9	Santa Fe to Acoma, New Mexico	7.5	12
10	Albuquerque, New Mexico to the Grand Canyon, Arizona	8.1	13
11	The Twin Cities, St Paul	7.1	13
12	The Twin Cities, Minneapolis	7.8	13
13	Red Wing, Minnesota to La Crosse, Wisconsin	7.6	14
14	Tomah to Portage, Wisconsin	7.8	10
15	Milwaukee to Racine, Wisconsin	6.9	13
16	Chicago, the Windy City	8.1	10
17	Chicago, US Rail Hub	7.5	12
18	Homewood to Champaign, Illinois	7.6	9
19	Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky	7.9	8
20	Memphis, Tennessee	7.6	9

Season 3 (2018)

7.30 avg 20 episodes 7.8 → 7.2

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Boston	7.8	12
2	Boston to Concord, Massachusetts	6.9	13
3	Plymouth to Nantucket	6.9	11
4	Providence, Rhode Island to New London, Connecticut	7.5	9
5	New Haven to Mount Washington	7.3	11
6	Burlington to Plattsburgh	7.4	8
7	Montreal, Quebec	7.4	9
8	Montreal to Ottawa	7.4	11
9	Thousand Islands to Oshawa, Ontario	6.9	10
10	Toronto	7.4	9
11	Reno, Nevada, to Colfax, California	7.8	9
12	Sacramento to Napa Valley	7.4	10
13	San Francisco to Sausalito, California	7.5	11
14	San Francisco	7.3	12
15	Berkeley to Yosemite	7.2	11
16	Santa Clara to Santa Cruz	7.1	11
17	Monterey to Santa Barbara	7.1	10
18	Los Angeles	7.4	9
19	Los Angeles to Laguna Beach	7.2	10
20	La Jolla to San Diego	7.2	11

Season 4 (2019)

7.62 avg 5 episodes 7.8 → 7.7

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ninilchik to Spencer Whistlestop	7.8	13
2	Anchorage to Wasilla	7.5	12
3	Talkeetna to Denali	7.5	11
4	Fairbanks to Juneau	7.6	11
5	Skagway to Carcross	7.7	11