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Railroad Alaska

Follow an elite crew of workers brakemen, engineers, construction crews, mechanics and train drivers as they battle ferocious weather and treacherous terrain.
IMDb 7.120136 episodes7+
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  1. S1 E1 - Frozen Danger
    November 15, 2013
    44min
    TV-PG
    Off-grid settlers face being stranded without basic necessities when an avalanche hits and blocks the track. Roadmaster Hugh Evans battles freezing temperatures to get propane to the off-gridders before they literally freeze to death.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Beast
    November 22, 2013
    44min
    TV-PG
    A devastating snowstorm blocks Alaska's lifeline. Danny and Animal to bring out the Beast, a 67-ton snowplow, and race to clear the way for a freight train hauling vital diesel to Seward. And homesteaders Mary and Clyde need an emergency generator.
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  3. S1 E3 - Killer Ice
    November 29, 2013
    44min
    TV-PG
    When ice threatens to shut down the rails, a pregnant off-gridder is left stranded while her friend seeks out supplies. Brakemen Danny and Animal must transport $5 million worth of freight to Anchorage, navigating a wild moose on the rails.
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  4. S1 E4 - Disaster Trail
    December 6, 2013
    44min
    TV-PG
    Off-the-grid brothers Steven and Jonathon must fix a collapsing roof on their cabin before a life-threatening snowstorm. Brakemen Danny and Animal race to deliver military equipment to Anchorage when a car derails and threatens to shut down the line.
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  5. S1 E5 - Ice Dagger
    December 13, 2013
    44min
    TV-PG
    Hugh Evans finds a broken rail switch that threatens to derail a train and stop crucial medical supplies from getting through to homesteaders, Clyde and Mary Lovel, and roadmaster Bruce must shoot down a 20-ton icicle before it hits a train.
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  6. S1 E6 - Spring Attacks
    December 20, 2013
    44min
    TV-PG
    With the spring thaw comes floodwater that threatens to wash away a section of track that roadmaster Bruce must race to repair. The spring also means bears, which pose a danger to settlers Jim and Nancy as they make their way to the passenger train.
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