Matt Tolfree
Director
Railroad Alaska (2013)
Season 3
Following an elite crew of workers-- brakemen, engineers, construction crews, mechanics and train drivers – Railroad Alaska illustrates the battle against ferocious weather and treacherous terrain to keep the State of Alaska’s critical 500-mile long railroad rolling to deliver life sustaining supplies. From controlled avalanches to prevent catastrophe, to fascinating characters, like Jim James, the one-handed handy man, learn what it takes to keep this train on track.
Released Nov. 16, 2013
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Adventure, Documentary, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.alaska, tmdb.train, tmdb.railroad, imdb.railroad, imdb.non-fiction
Watch Providers: Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, Philo
Production Companies: Windfall Films
Network: Destination America
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Under Siege
A quarter of a billion dollars' worth of military hardware is on board, but a rogue gunman threatens to derail the journey. Off grid, Nancy and Jim face challenges during an ambitious cabin build.
Nov. 14, 2015, midnight
S3E2 - Eye of the Storm
In the woods Jim and Nancy James challenge a wannabe off grid couple, and Jennifer Hawks tries to find a missing settler. Meanwhile, the freight struggles to deliver a heavy load.
Nov. 21, 2015, midnight
S3E3 - Night From Hell
After an accident, veteran off-gridder Jim James attempts to reach the hospital by train, but obstacles may put him in jeopardy. Elsewhere, the freight crew fights to open up a port in lockdown.
Nov. 28, 2015, midnight
S3E4 - The Dead Zone
A communications shutdown leaves a train hauling the biggest load ever moved on the Alaska Railroad hurtling towards a ‘dead zone’. Off-grid homesteaders tackle the challenge of living off the land in very different ways.
Dec. 5, 2015, midnight
S3E5 - Mountain Hell
The freight train battles north to make a crucial delivery, heading to the highest point on the Alaska Railroad; and off-the-grid, things get steamy as old-timers JT and Marvin build a traditional bath.
Dec. 12, 2015, midnight
S3E6 - Ice Rescue
Tempers flare as an extremely heavy train leads to brake problems and a derailment leaves maintenance teams stranded. Off grid, homesteaders narrowly avert a fire but are left without heat.
Dec. 19, 2015, midnight
S3E7 - Trapped in Ice
A freight crew racing towards Anchorage encounter an icy challenge as they dodge intruders on the track. In the wilderness, homesteaders team up to search for an abandoned cabin washed down stream and trapped in ice.
Dec. 26, 2015, midnight
S3E8 - Meltdown
The spring thaw puts the railroad into meltdown mode; and a freight train is stalled on the infamously high Hurricane Gulch.
Jan. 2, 2016, midnight
Network: Destination America
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 1500 min.
Released: Nov. 16, 2013
Last Air Date: Jan. 2, 2016, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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