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11 Episodes 2014 - 2015
Episode 1
Sat, Oct 25, 201444 mins
With time running out, the freight crew struggle 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.
Episode 2
Sat, Nov 1, 201443 mins
Offgrid homesteader Dan Mawhinney is in a race to airlift his stranded snow machine out of the frozen tundra. While rookie offgridders Orville and Jackie James face their first Winter alone in the wilderness, disaster strikes.
Episode 3
Sat, Nov 8, 201444 mins
300 miles south of the Arctic Circle, off gridders Cathy 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.
Episode 4
Sat, Nov 15, 201443 mins
Offgrid, Josh and Annie urgently need to move their cabin away from a rapidly rising river. Ron Hudson and daughter Ashley are racing to replace a leaking roof before a storm hits. On the railroad, an avalanche threatens to derail a mile and a half train.
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 22, 201443 mins
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.
Episode 6
Sat, Nov 29, 201446 mins
As spring hits Alaska, it brings new challenges for the offgridders 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.
Episode 7
Sat, Dec 6, 201444 mins
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.
Episode 8
Sat, Dec 13, 201443 mins
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.
Episode 9
Sat, Dec 20, 201444 mins
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. Cathy and Larry are in search of an emergency vehicle.
Episode 10
Sat, Dec 27, 201443 mins
As spring hits Alaska, it brings new challenges for the offgridders 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.
Episode 11
Thu, Nov 26, 2015212 mins
The three & a half hour, real-time train ride through Alaska's frozen wilderness on board the Alaska Railroad provides the sights and sounds, mile by mile, of an epic journey through America's frozen frontier.