Tough Trains

S01E01 Across Bolivia: The Pantanal to the Pacific Coast

September 16, 2014 53 min

Since the 1860s, Bolivia has gradually lost land to its neighbors, becoming landlocked without access to coastal ports. In response, Chile and Brazil built railways connecting Bolivia to their coasts, but these routes have suffered...

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S01E02 India: Overcrowded and Unstoppable

October 7, 2014 49 min

India’s vast railway network, built by the British in the 19th century, played a critical role in both colonial trade and the country’s fight for independence. Spanning 71,000 miles of track and connecting over 7,500...

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S01E03 Cuba's Sugar Trains

October 14, 2014 52 min

Cuba’s railway network, though dilapidated and unreliable, offers a fascinating journey through history. The country was one of the first to build a railway in 1837, primarily to transport sugarcane during its peak as the...

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S01E04 American Transcontinental Railroad

October 21, 2014 52 min

We explore the rich history of railroads in the USA with a 3,000-mile journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific, passing through four time zones and twelve states. Starting at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad...

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S01E05 Siberia's Ice Trains

September 23, 2014 50 min

In the heart of Siberia, deep within the Arctic Circle, Siberia’s Ice Trains operate under extreme conditions, with temperatures plunging to minus 20 degrees Celsius and frequent snowstorms. Starting in Tobolsk, the journey heads 1,000...

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S01E06 Vietnam: Reunification Express

September 30, 2014 50 min

Vietnam’s railways, established under French colonial rule and completed in 1936, have faced a century of poor maintenance, conflict, and accidents. Accounting for 2% of the country’s annual deaths, railway safety remains a major concern....

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