Rocky Mountain Railroad

Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

Avalanche

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, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Avalanche

Hauling $50-million worth of freight from Vancouver, a massive train heads straight into the avalanche zone after a major snowstorm.

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S01E02

Tunnel to Hell

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, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Tunnel to Hell

Treacherous terrain threatens to derail a two kilometer-long grain train; a massive polar bear trap is delivered to a remote Arctic community.

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S01E03

Bridge Over Hell Creek

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, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Bridge Over Hell Creek

Smashed tracks and century-old bridges challenge crews as they haul a crucial 152-car payload of coal across the mountains.

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S01E04

Deadly Washout

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, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Deadly Washout

In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, a spike in the weather wreaks havoc on the CPR, triggering a mudslide and a washout that threaten to shut down this critical lifeline.

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S01E05

Rockslide

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, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Rockslide

Lethal rockslides wreak havoc on the CPR and a three-kilometre load of potash; the Polar Bear Express enables a father-son hunting expedition.

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S01E06

Record Breaking Haul

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, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Record Breaking Haul

Railroad crews haul a massive 210-ton reactor across the country as track crews scramble to stay one step ahead of the load.

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S01E07

Perfect Storm

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, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Perfect Storm

During spring repair season, a 119-car grain train dodges a broken-down locomotive and rail reconstruction projects as it heads across the Rocky Mountains.

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Available in 21 hours

S01E08

The Longest Journey

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, National Geographic, 60 minutes

The Longest Journey

The Canadian Pacific Railway is taking a perfectly restored, vintage train on an epic journey from coast to coast to celebrate Canadas 150th birthday.

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About show

Follow the resilient crews who battle ferocious weather and treacherous terrain to keep Canada’s critical freight and passenger trains rolling. It’s an exclusive journey through the icy mountain wilderness on the country’s most extreme railway.