Great American Railroad Journeys (2016)
S04E07 Springhill Junction to Quebec City
Episode Overview
With his 1899 Appleton’s Guide to Canada in hand, Michael Portillo journeys aboard the Ocean train from Nova Scotia to New Brunswick. He explores the remarkable tides at Hopewell Rocks, taking in the stunning rock formations and caves. In a 1965 Pontiac Bonneville, he experiences the peculiar sensation of gravity on a magnetic hill. In Miramichi, he participates in a pow wow with the Elsipogtog First Nation, discovering the art of quilting and traditional attire. In Amherst, Michael delves into the ambitious history of a ship railway that transported vessels across the isthmus between the Bay of Fundy and the Northumberland Strait, and he visits a family firm that has been quarrying prized Wallace sandstone for 150 years.
