After a massive overnight blizzard, Jim and Jordy’s freight train heads straight into the heart of the avalanche zone. Avalanche technician Derek prepares to detonate a man-made snow slide. The snow-removal crew tackles giant ice columns that could spell disaster. And in Ontario, off-gridder George delivers firewood to a remote Northern community.
Grant and Jeff navigate their mammoth coal train over the mountains—and back again. An avalanche warning forces snow removal crews to a halt. Railroad engineer Kent prepares for a high-altitude bridge inspection. Jimmy’s lack of discipline threatens to derail a critical operation. And in Ontario, problems on board the Polar Bear Express could leave a hockey league out in the cold.
A two-kilometer grain train heads over the Rocky Mountains. Down the line, workers blast heavy snow, a frozen switch refuses to budge, and it’s a race against time with only an hour to replace a faulty rail. Meanwhile, at the edge of Ontario’s Arctic wilderness, a massive polar bear trap is en route to a remote community with a predator on the loose.
A high-priority shipment is headed over the mountains to Alberta, but severe mud and rockslides threaten to wash out the tracks. Meanwhile, in Ontario, the rail crew and ice road truckers battle bone-chilling temperatures to deliver a critical shipment of prefab houses to an Arctic community in need.
As the winter ice starts to thaw, rockslides wreak havoc on the CPR. Hauling three-kilometers of potash over the mountains, Jordy and Justin must pass through the treacherous rockslide zone—twice. Jimmy gears up for his first day on the steel gang. Meanwhile in Ontario, the Polar Bear Express picks up a father and son as they head deeper into the bush on a hunting expedition.
Transporting a 210-ton reactor from Thunder Bay Ontario to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, CP’s railroad crews are pushed to the limit. A trackside sensor triggers an emergency inspection, and a major miscalculation causes a 24-hour delay. Meanwhile, Jimmy is put to the test as he settles into his new job on the steel gang. And in Ontario, a red-hot wheel threatens the delivery of a critical shipment to a remote off-grid camp.
During spring repair season, a 119-car grain train faces a series of obstacles as it journeys through the mountains. A paralyzed locomotive blocks the main line’s single track, and the crew wrestles kilometer-long links of steel into place. Meanwhile in Ontario, the Polar Bear Express shuttles powwow drummers—and kittens—south to Cochrane.
To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, a vintage luxury passenger train—the Royal Canadian Pacific—is making an historic cross-country journey. With 26 days, 13 cities, and a high-profile rendezvous with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, nothing can stand in its way. Meanwhile, CP police in Kamloops find themselves in a high-speed chase. And newbie Jimmy steps up his game.
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