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>> chances are, you haven't been to this place. chances are, this is a place you've never seen. other than maybe blurry cellphone videos, old black-and-white newsreels from world war ii. chances are, bad things were happening in the footage you saw. myanmar. after 50 years of nightmare, something unexpected is happening here, and it's pretty incredible. ♪ ♪ in yangon, capital city of myanmar, it's dark. blackouts are frequent with the ancient power grid. what sources of light there are in the street cast an eerie, yellow-orange hue. for almost 100 years under british rule, this w...

Somewhat uncomfortable 10-hour trip. so really the question on this end of the journey is come back on the train or flying coffin? mishaps on both burmese planes and trains are not, shall we say, unheard of. the widowmaker express. >> that is the choice. so that may be the signal to depart at some point. >> yeah. all aboard. whoa. we're moving. here we go. >> here we go. that's it. we have reached our cruising speed. >> really? this is cruising speed? you can literally outrun this train. >> we could jog ahead, have a nice meal in some, you know, recommended restaurant. >> we could catch up wit...

>> philippe: the sleeping car lost a wheel, uh, and the dining car. so, we get a new -- >> anthony: well, no, we lost the dining car, i hear. >> philippe: we lost the dining car, but even our original sleeping car lost a wheel. so, we just have to hope for the best. >> anthony: the night express to bagan, 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney-softening travel by rail. but bagan, myanmar's ancient capital, i've been told, is a must-see. >> philippe: the true old english experience. the engine is a french engine from the '70s. >> anthony: we've been told it's a somewhat uncomfortable...

Bagan, 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney-softening travel by rail. but bagan, myanmar's ancient capital, i've been told, is a must-see. >> philippe: the true old english experience. the engine is a french engine from the '70s. >> anthony: we've been told it's a somewhat uncomfortable ten-hour trip. so really, the question on this end of the journey is, come back on the train or flying coffin? mishaps on both burmese planes and trains are not, shall we say, unheard of. the widowmaker express. >> philippe: the -- uh, that is the choice. so, that may be the signal to, uh, depart a...

Lost a wheel, uh, and the dining car. so, we get a new -- >> anthony: well, no, we lost the dining car, i hear. >> philippe: we lost the dining car, but even our original sleeping car lost a wheel. so, we just have to hope for the best. >> anthony: the night express to bagan, 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney-softening travel by rail. but bagan, myanmar's ancient capital, i've been told, is a must-see. >> philippe: the true old english experience. the engine is a french engine from the '70s. >> anthony: we've been told it's a somewhat uncomfortable ten-hour trip. so really, the...