46 minSeason 4 • Episode 6
LatestHop aboard New Zealand's Coastal Pacific on its triumphant return after a massive earthquake shut it down for two years.
A journey riding the rails around the world, from the locomotive to rail traffic control to the maintenance depot.
Cinematography
Stunning aerials that make trains look like poetry
Production
Access to behind-the-scenes rail ops worldwide
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is part of Discovery's 'Mighty' franchise—same formula applied to ships, planes, and cruise lines. The format works because it never pretends to be more than satisfying visuals plus gentle narration.
Host Teddy Wilson is a massive railfan in real life, not just a hired presenter. His genuine excitement for things like 'distributed power units' is apparently unscripted.
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