Railroad Alaska

Pregnant off-gridder Amanda is left stranded while her friend gets hold of supplies. Plus, Danny and Animal must transport $5 million worth of freight to Anchorage.

Danny and Animal bring out the Beast, a 67 ton snowplough, to clear the way for a freight train hauling vital diesel. And homesteaders, Mary and Clyde, need a generator.

The boys race to deliver military equipment to Anchorage when a car derails and threatens to shut down the line. Meanwhile, some off-gridders storm-proof their roof.

Hugh finds a faulty rail switch that threatens to stop medical supplies from getting through to the homesteaders. Bruce must remove a huge icicle before it hits a train.

With the spring thaw comes floodwater that threatens to wash away a section of track that Bruce must race to repair. Plus, hungry bears rouse from hibernation.

The freight crew struggle to make their delivery to a salvage crew stranded in the wilderness and Jim James returns from town with a huge surprise for Nancy.

Dan Mawhinney is in a race to airlift his stranded snow machine out of the frozen tundra. Orville and Jackie James face their first winter alone in the wilderness.

300 miles south of the Arctic Circle, Cathy and Larry battle freezing temperatures which threaten to leave them without a crucial supply of fresh water.

Off-grid, Josh and Annie urgently need to move their cabin away from a rapidly rising river. On the railroad, an avalanche threatens to derail a mile and a half train.

Jim and Nancy rush to make repairs before the Alaskan winter chases them out of their home. Dan decides to sell his cabin, but first he must find a buyer.

An elite crew of workers - engineers, construction crews, and train drivers - battle ferocious weather to keep the State of Alaska's 500-mile long railroad rolling.

A porcupine infestation threatens to leave Nancy and Jim without electricity. On the railroad, an emergency crew battles blocked bridges to make way for a shipment.

An earthquake threatens to bring the railroad to a standstill and derail a speeding freight train. Steve races to build an emergency shelter to protect his baby.

Jim and Nancy journey to an abandoned cabin and discover that a bear has taken up residence. Plus, Cathy and Larry are in search of an emergency vehicle.

Spring brings new challenges for the off-gridders as they scramble to repair their cabins. Plus, the freight team prepares their most dangerous load of the year.

A snowstorm and faulty equipment threatens the freight crew's journey as they race to deliver a heavy load. In the woods Jim and Nancy meet an off grid couple.

Heading to the highest point on the railroad a train battles north to make a crucial delivery. Off grid things get steamy as JT and Marvin build a traditional bath.

A quarter of a billion dollars' worth of military hardware is on board the Alaskan railway, but a rogue gunman threatens to derail the journey.

After an accident, veteran off-grinder Jim James attempts to reach the hospital by train, but obstacles may put him in jeopardy.

In the wilderness, homesteaders team up to track down an abandoned cabin washed downstream and trapped in ice. Plus, a freight crew dodges intruders.

Tempers flare as a train runs into brake problems and a derailment leaves maintenance teams stranded. Off-grid, homesteaders avert a fire but are left without heat.

A communications shutdown leaves a train, hauling the biggest load ever moved on the Alaska Railroad, hurtling towards a 'dead zone'.

In Alaska, the spring thaw puts the railroad into meltdown mode and a freight train is stalled on the line's highest bridge by the infamous Hurricane Gulch.