Railroad Alaska

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Season 2

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S02E10

Train From Hell

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1.8. 15:00, Discovery, 60 minutes

Train From Hell

As spring arrives, people scramble to repair their cabins and homesteads; the freight team prepares for a cargo of explosives.

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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.