Railroad Alaska

Railroad Alaska

S03E08 - Meltdown

26.9. 15:00
Discovery
60 minutes
2016

The spring thaw puts the railroad into meltdown mode; and a freight train is stalled on the infamously high Hurricane Gulch.

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Season 3
S03E08

Meltdown

26.9. 15:00, Discovery, 60 minutes

Meltdown

The spring thaw puts the railroad into meltdown mode; and a freight train is stalled on the infamously high Hurricane Gulch.

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Czech, English, Hungarian
2016

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.