Railroad Alaska

Railroad Alaska

S03E07 - Trapped in Ice

19.9. 15:00
Discovery
60 minutes
2015

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.

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Episodes

Season 3
S03E06

Ice Rescue

12.9. 15:00, Discovery, 60 minutes

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.

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S03E07

Trapped in Ice

19.9. 15:00, Discovery, 60 minutes

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.

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About show

Czech, English, Hungarian
2015

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.

Creators

S. Wrigley