Railroad Alaska

With time running out, the freight crew struggles to make their delivery to a salvage crew stranded in the wilderness and Jim James returns from town with a huge surprise for his wife Nancy.

Off-grid homesteader Dan Mawhinney is in a race to airlift his stranded snow machine out of the frozen tundra. While rookie off-gridders Orville and Jackie James face their first Winter alone in the wilderness, disaster strikes.

300 miles south of the Arctic Circle, off gridders Kathy and Larry battle freezing temperatures which threaten to leave them without a crucial supply of fresh water. J.T. Evans has come up with an ingenious plan to bring a taste of the tropics to Alaska.

Off grid, Josh and Annie urgently need to move their cabin away from a rapidly rising river. Ron Hudson and daughter Ashley race to replace a leaking roof before a storm hits. On the railroad, an avalanche threatens to derail a mile-and-a-half train.

Jim and Nancy rush to make repairs before the cold Alaskan winter chases them out of their home. Off-gridder Dan Mawhinney decides to sell his cabin, but first he must find a buyer. On the railroad, delays threaten to put the train behind schedule.

Steve, Cassie and their baby face down a threat to their food supply and Dan Mulwhinney must make a grueling five-hour hike in the wilderness. On the railroad an ice storm threatens to derail the Alaska Railroad's scheduled freight train.

A porcupine infestation threatens to leave Nancy and Jim without electricity. Dave Weems' city-living nieces hunt for their own supper. On the railroad, an emergency crew battles blocked bridges to make way for a shipment of valuable military equipment.

A magnitude-4.2 earthquake threatens to bring the railroad to a standstill and derail a speeding freight train. Steve and Cassie Brosius race to build an emergency shelter to protect their young baby. Dave Weems' nieces visit to sample life in Alaska.

When temperatures rise and breakup hits Alaska, a new set of problems threaten lives on and off the rails. Jim and Nancy journey to an abandoned cabin and discover that a bear has taken up residence. Kathy and Larry are in search of an emergency vehicle.

As spring hits Alaska, it brings new challenges for the off-gridders as they scramble to repair their cabins and homesteads. On the railroad, the freight team prepares their most dangerous load of the year, a cargo of explosives.