Rocky Mountain Railroad

Rocky Mountain Railroad

S01E08 - The Longest Journey

26.9. 08:00
National Geographic
60 minutes
2018

The Canadian Pacific Railway is taking a perfectly restored, vintage train on an epic journey from coast to coast to celebrate Canadas 150th birthday.

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Episodes

Season 1
S01E01

Avalanche

14.12. 12:00, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Avalanche

Hauling $50-million worth of freight from Vancouver, a massive train heads straight into the avalanche zone after a major snowstorm.

S01E03

Bridge Over Hell Creek

14.12. 13:00, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Bridge Over Hell Creek

Smashed tracks and century-old bridges challenge crews as they haul a crucial 152-car payload of coal across the mountains.

S01E05

Rockslide

14.12. 14:00, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Rockslide

Lethal rockslides wreak havoc on the CPR and a three-kilometre load of potash; the Polar Bear Express enables a father-son hunting expedition.

S01E07

Perfect Storm

14.12. 15:00, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Perfect Storm

During spring repair season, a 119-car grain train dodges a broken-down locomotive and rail reconstruction projects as it heads across the Rocky Mountains.

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About show

Czech, English, Hungarian
2018

Follow the resilient crews who battle ferocious weather and treacherous terrain to keep Canada’s critical freight and passenger trains rolling. It’s an exclusive journey through the icy mountain wilderness on the country’s most extreme railway.