Railroad Alaska

The freight crew struggles to make a delivery to a salvage crew that is stranded in the wilderness; Jim James returns from town with a surprise for his wife.

A homesteader races to airlift his stranded snow machine out of the frozen tundra; disaster strikes when a couple spends their first winter alone in the wilderness.

Freezing temperatures threaten a fresh water supply; J.T. Evans plans to bring a taste of the tropics to Alaska.

A couple must move their cabin away from a rapidly rising river; a leaky roof must be replaced before a storm; an avalanche threatens to derail a freight train.

A couple rush to make repairs before the cold weather hits; a man decides to sell his cabin; delays threaten to put a train behind schedule.

A family faces down a threat to its food supply; a man makes a grueling 5-hour hike in the wilderness; an ice storm threatens to derail a scheduled freight train.

A porcupine infestation threatens to leave Nancy and Jim without electricity; Dave Weems' 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.

An earthquake threatens to derail a speeding freight train; a couple must race to build an emergency shelter to protect their young baby; Dave Weems' nieces visit to sample life in Alaska.

Rising temperatures cause a new set of problems, threatening lives on and off the rails; a couple travel to an abandoned cabin; a couple search for an emergency vehicle.

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