Railroad Alaska (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Disaster Trail - full transcript

IN ALASKA...

HOLY ****

THICK SNOW...

WE GOT A PROBLEM HERE.

JESUS, WE JUST DERAILED
THE HANDLE CAR.

...AND RECKLESS DRIVERS...

HEY!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

PUT THE LIVES
OF RAIL CREW ON THE LINE...

I DO NOT LIKE IT
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG.

...AND LEAVE
REMOTE SETTLERS IN DANGER.

ONE SCREW-UP AND YOU'RE DEAD.



IF WE DO MISS THE TRAIN,
IT'LL BE DEFINITELY A BAD THING.

THE PORT OF WHITTIER...

...BUILT AS A SECRET MILITARY
BASE DURING WORLD WAR II,

ITS DEEP WATER REMAINS ICE-FREE
DURING ALASKA'S HARSH WINTERS,

ALLOWING CRUCIAL CARGO TO DOCK
AT THE RAILHEAD.

BARGES CARRYING CRITICAL GOODS

FOR THE STATE'S NORTHERN
BUSINESSES AND SETTLERS

ARRIVE HERE DAILY.

WE'RE IN PLACE.
WE'RE ALL LINED UP.

IT'S 8:00 A.M.

OVERNIGHT, A BLIZZARD
HAS BURIED THE PORT'S TRACKS

IN MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW.

RAIL CREW DANNY AND ANIMAL
MUST CLEAR IT FAST,

SO THEY CAN UNLOAD
THESE FREIGHT CARS OFF THE BARGE



AND BUILD A TRAIN.

RIGHT NOW, THE TRACKS
ARE KIND OF BURIED,

SO WE'RE KIND OF TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT

WHERE THE HECK WE ARE.

SURE BE NICE IF IT WAS CLEAN,
THEN WE'D KNOW.

UNDERNEATH THE SNOW
IS A LAYER OF ICE.

IT IS SLIPPERY AS CAN BE.

WELL, WE'LL JUST DEAL
WITH IT.

THEY'RE USING EVERY
WEAPON IN THEIR ARSENAL

TO ATTACK THE PROBLEM, INCLUDING
THIS MILITARY JET ENGINE,

WHICH HAS BEEN RE-ENGINEERED
INTO A POWERFUL SNOWBLOWER.

OKAY, GUYS.

WE'LL GET STARTED
ON THIS BRIEFING HERE.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD A FOOT
OF SNOW DUMPED ON US

WITH THIS STORM THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE CALLING
FOR 6-12 MORE INCHES,

SO WE NEED TO GET
THIS FREIGHT OUT OF HERE

SO IT DOESN'T GET DRIFTED IN.

WHAT KIND OF HOT LOADS
WE GOT ON THIS TRAIN TODAY?

WE GOT THIS HEAVY EQUIPMENT
FOR ANCHORAGE

AND TWO MILITARY HOT LOADS

THAT ARE HOTTER
THAN THE HUBS OF HELL.

THESE MOBILE RADAR UNITS

NEED DELIVERING TO ELMENDORF
AIR FORCE BASE IN ANCHORAGE.

THERE ARE NINE MILITARY BASES
IN ALASKA,

HOME TO 22,000 PERSONNEL.

THEY'RE A CRUCIAL PART
OF THE COUNTRY'S DEFENSES.

Okay, here we go.

ADD 3,000 ON,
LET'S BRING 'EM ON BACK.

OKAY, ROGER. BACK.

THE RAILROAD'S INCOME

IS DOWN $12 MILLION
ON LAST YEAR.

IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THE CREW

DELIVER MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR
CONTRACTS,

LIKE THESE MILITARY CARGOS,
ON TIME AND WITHOUT A SCRATCH.

JOBS ARE ON THE LINE.

THIS KIND OF WORK

EITHER KEEPS YOU YOUNG
OR IT KILLS YOU.

IF YOU DON'T ENJOY IT,
THEN DON'T DO IT.

THE BAD WEATHER
BRINGS EXTRA HAZARDS.

DANNY AND ANIMAL MUST TRAVEL 60
MILES FROM THE PORT OF WHITTIER

THROUGH THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS.

DEEP SNOW
ENCOURAGES SNOWMACHINERS

TO DRIVE DANGEROUSLY
CLOSE TO THE RAILS HERE,

WHERE THE SNOW
HAS BEEN PLOWED CLEAR.

ICE ON THE SEWARD HIGHWAY

CAN ALSO CAUSE DRIVERS TO CRASH
THEIR CARS ONTO THE TRACKS.

THEY NEED TO REACH ANCHORAGE
BY 6:00 P.M.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY
OTHER RAIL LINES

CONNECTED TO THE STATE
OF ALASKA.

WE'RE ISOLATED
FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD.

SO TO SPEAK,
THE BASTARD STEPCHILD,

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE.

SO, EVERYTHING THAT WE GET
COMES IN THROUGH BARGES.

TO PULL THE FREIGHT
CARS OFF THE BARGE

ONTO THE MAIN LINE,
THE CREW USE A SPECIAL WAGON

CALLED A HANDLE CAR
PULLED BY TWO LOCOMOTIVES.

WHOA! STOP!

CENTER.

WE JUST DERAILED THE HANDLE CAR
IN SOME ICE.

HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN?

WHEN THEY WERE MAKING
THEIR SHOVE,

IT JUST PICKED SOME ICE
AND IT WALKED OFF THE RAIL.

BE A FEW MINUTES.

All right.
Got you loud and clear.

THE KEY IS TO STOP
BEFORE ANY MORE DAMAGE IS DONE,

AND THEN DO WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO GET IT RERAILED.

I DO NOT LIKE IT
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG.

I GOT TO PICK UP
SOME CHAIN HERE.

WE'RE GONNA LAY IT ON THE GROUND

AND SEE IF WE CAN GET
THOSE WHEELS TO RIDE UP,

BACK UP ON THE RAILS.

THE CHAIN WILL SIT
ON TOP OF THE ICE

AND LET THE WHEEL CLIMB UP,
AND THEN IT CAN FALL INTO PLACE.

WHEN WE'RE GONNA MOVE,
WE ALL HAVE TO BE CLEAR.

RIGHT.

Hang tough here.
We're just about there.

IT'S ALL GONNA HAPPEN RIGHT NOW,
REAL QUICKLY.

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
30-09, OVER.

START 'EM AHEAD EASY.

EASY. EASY!

WE'RE DAMN NEAR THERE.

A LITTLE MORE.

ALL RIGHT.
NICELY DONE.

IT TAKES 40 MINUTES

TO GET THE HANDLE CAR BACK
ONTO THE TRACKS

SO THEY CAN START
BUILDING THEIR FREIGHT TRAIN.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS HERE.

THAT WAS A CLOSE CALL.

200 MILES NORTH...

...IN THE SHADOW

OF NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST
MOUNTAIN, MOUNT McKINLEY,

THE RAILROAD OFFERS THE ONLY
LINK TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD

FOR OFF-GRIDDERS AMANDA
AND KENNY SIMPSON.

DANG.
THAT AIN'T COMING OUT.

GOOD JOB.

THE COUPLE LIVE 30 MILES
FROM THE NEAREST TOWN,

TALKEETNA,
WITH THEIR NEWBORN SON, KINLEY.

IT LOOKS STRANGE TO HAVE
A BABY BED IN HERE.

IT FEELS MORE LIKE A HOME
NOW THAT THE BABY'S HERE.

YEAH.

MY WIFE AND I HAD A BABY
FIVE WEEKS AGO.

IT'S JUST DIFFERENT.
NOW THERE'S THREE OF US.

ALREADY, THIS LITTLE DUDE
HAS MORE THAN I EVER DID.

HE'S GOT A MOTHER THAT LOVES
TO BE OUT IN THE WOODS

AND SHE'S GOT SO MANY SKILLS.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

AND HE'S GOT A FATHER
THAT ENJOYS BUILDING STUFF

AND FEELING ACCOMPLISHED
IN KNOWING THAT HIS FAMILY

DOESN'T HAVE
TO WANT FOR ANYTHING.

I THINK ONE OF THE
POSITIVE SIDES OF LIVING OFF-GRID,

IT SHOWS THAT LIFE CAN BE
SIMPLER IF YOU WANT IT TO BE.

KENNY AND I HAVE CHOSE THAT LIFE
FOR OUR SON.

IF YOU TEACH THEM
THE SIMPLER PART OF LIFE,

THEY KNOW THEY HAVE
THAT CHOICE...

TO HAVE LIFE SIMPLE
OR EXTREMELY COMPLICATED.

CRAZY TO ME IS LIVING
THE RAT RACE

THAT HAPPENS IN CITIES
ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THAT'S CRAZY TO ME.

I'M NOT CRAZY.
THEY'RE CRAZY.

OUR CABIN OFF-GRID
IS VERY SIMPLE.

IT IS MADE OUT OF JUST LOGS.

IT HAS A KITCHEN,
LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM.

WE DON'T HAVE RESTROOMS
IN OUR HOUSE.

WE HAVE OUTHOUSES,
AND YOU GO OUTSIDE.

THEY'RE JUST HOLES IN THE GROUND
WITH SHELTERS OVER THEM.

I MEAN, I POOP IN A HOLE
IN THE GROUND,

BUT I GOT IT GOING ON, YOU KNOW.

TODAY, KINLEY IS DUE

FOR HIS FIRST CHECKUP
AT THE DOCTORS IN WASILLA.

IS THAT YUMMY?

KENNY WORRIES
MORE THAN I DO ABOUT THINGS,

BUT IT'S KIND OF NATURAL.

YES, I DO WORRY
ABOUT KINLEY GETTING SICK.

MOST PEOPLE
WOULDN'T HAVE CONFIDENCE,

YOU KNOW, IN THEMSELVES
TO HAVE A NEWBORN WAY OUT HERE

IN THE WOODS.

NATURE CAN THROW SO MANY THINGS
AT YOU.

TO REACH WASILLA, THEY
MUST CATCH THE PASSENGER TRAIN.

IT'S 9:00 A.M.

THE COUPLE WILL HAVE TO
SNOWMACHINE

2 MILES FROM THEIR CABIN
THROUGH WOODS HEAVILY POPULATED

BY MOOSE THAT CAN ATTACK TO FLAG
DOWN THE PASSENGER TRAIN.

IT WILL THEN TAKE ABOUT
90 MINUTES TO REACH WASILLA.

WE'RE GONNA CATCH
THE TRAIN INTO WASILLA

FOR BABY'S APPOINTMENT,

AND HOPEFULLY GET
SOME OTHER ERRANDS TAKEN CARE OF

WHILE WE'RE IN TOWN.

****

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.

AND THE BABY'S FINE.

YOU MADE A MESS
ALL OVER YOUR FACE.

IN THE RUSH TO STOP
AND CLEAR SNOW

THAT FELL ON KINLEY'S FACE,

AMANDA HAS STALLED
THE COUPLE'S ONLY SNOWMACHINE.

HURRY UP.

ISOLATED 30 MILES FROM HELP,
THEY NEED TO START IT FAST.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

IS THERE GAS
IN THIS MACHINE?

THEY'RE STRANDED IN AN AREA

KNOWN
AS ALASKA'S BERMUDA TRIANGLE.

DUE TO THE EXTREME TERRAIN,

BAD WEATHER,
AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES,

MORE PEOPLE GET LOST
AND DIE HERE

THAN IN ANY OTHER PART
OF THE STATE.

****
I THINK IT'S BROKEN.

30 MILES FROM
THE NEAREST TOWN, TALKEETNA...

WANTS TO GO NOW.

...OFF-GRIDDERS KENNY AND AMANDA

AND THEIR 5-WEEK-OLD SON,
KINLEY,

ARE STRANDED
IN THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS.

IF YOUR SNOWMACHINE
BREAKS DOWN ON THE TRAIL,

YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT

WHETHER OR NOT YOU
SHOULD LEAVE IT THERE AND WALK.

WHEN YOU'RE WALKING,
YOU'RE MORE VULNERABLE.

IT'S A DANGEROUS PLACE.

****

THERE YOU GO.
I GOT IT.

AFTER 20 MINUTES,
THE MACHINE FINALLY RESTARTS.

THEY MUST STILL RACE ONE MILE

TO CATCH
THE WEEKLY PASSENGER TRAIN,

SO THEY CAN TAKE THEIR SON
TO HIS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT

IN WASILLA.

IF WE DO MISS THE TRAIN,

WE WASTED ALL OF THIS TIME
AND ENERGY.

IT WOULD BE A BAD THING,
DEFINITELY A BAD THING.

40 MILES NORTH,
AT CURRY...

...ROADMASTER HUGH EVANS
AND HIS CREW

ARE WORKING AS FAST AS THEY CAN,

CLEARING SNOW TO ALLOW
THE PASSENGER TRAIN THROUGH.

LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 10 FEET
OF SNOW FELL ON THE LINE.

HELLO, KYLE. OVER.

KYLE TO YOU.
OVER.

YEAH, KYLE, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
PUSHING QUITE A BIT OF SNOW.

HOW'S IT GOING? OVER.

I'M PRETTY SURE
IT'LL BE MORE SNOW

WHEN WE GET DOWN
OVER THE HILL. OVER.

YEAH, JUST TAKE YOUR TIME THERE,

AND DON'T GET IN A RUSH,
THERE, PLEASE. OVER.

ROGER THAT.

HOLY ****
WE GOT A PROBLEM HERE.

THE PROBLEM WE HAVE HERE
IS THE SLIDES ARE COMING DOWN.

ANY SNOW
THAT COMES OFF THE HILLS

COMES RIGHT INTO THE TRACK, SO,
YEAH, WE GOT A POTENTIAL PROBLEM

OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET
TRAIN TRAFFIC THROUGH HERE.

LAST NIGHT'S HEAVY SNOWFALL

HAS TURNED THIS AREA
OF STEEP CLIFFS

INTO A DANGEROUS AVALANCHE ZONE.

SOME SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN
ONTO THE TRACK,

BUT THERE'S A RISK
THAT TONS MORE COULD SLIDE DOWN

WITHOUT WARNING,
BURYING TRACKS AND TRAINS.

ALL RIGHT.

EXCAVATOR'S STUCK UP
NORTH DIGGING ICE,

SO WE'RE TRYING
TO EXPERIMENT TODAY, HERE.

WE'LL TAKE THE BACKHOE
AND WE'LL DIG THE CUT OUT,

TAKE AND TRANSFER IT
OVER ONTO THE MAIN.

YOU'LL TAKE THE REGULATOR, KYLE,

AND TRANSPORT THE REST
OF THE WAY OVER,

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

WE'RE JUST GONNA
SEE IF IT WORKS.

BEFORE
THE PASSENGER TRAIN ARRIVES,

HUGH WANTS HIS CREW
TO CLEAR THE TRACK

AND THEN DIG OUT THE DITCH
UNDERNEATH THE ROCK FACE,

MAKING SPACE
IF MORE AVALANCHES FALL.

NORMALLY, WE DO IT
WITH AN EXCAVATOR, DIGS IT OUT,

SWINGS IT ACROSS.

HUGH'S ONLY EXCAVATOR

IS BEING USED TO CLEAR
ANOTHER SECTION OF TRACK.

HE'LL HAVE TO USE
A BACKHOE DIGGER INSTEAD.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, MIKE?

I THINK THAT WE NEED

TO LOOK AT OUR SAFETY HERE,
YOU KNOW.

THE DANGER
OF GETTING THE BACKHOE STUCK.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T WANT
ANYTHING FALLING DOWN ON US,

SO MAYBE ANTHONY
CAN BE OUT HERE...

YEAH, WATCHING IT.
SPOTTING FOR ME.

HEY, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND GET THIS OVER WITH.

MIKE THINKS
THEY SHOULD USE THE BACKHOE

TO CLEAR THE SNOW
FROM THE TRACKS

AND THEN WAIT
UNTIL THE EXCAVATOR IS FREE

TO DIG OUT THE DITCH.

THIS IS JUST NOT GONNA WORK.

HE'S WORRIED
THAT THE WHEELS ON HIS BACKHOE

WILL GET STUCK IN SNOW,

STRANDING HIM RIGHT
UNDER THE DANGER ZONE.

YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH HUGH,
I CAN TELL HIM

WHAT I THINK OF HIS IDEAS
AND HE DOESN'T TAKE IT PERSONAL.

COME ON UP, COME ON UP.

MIKE'S FATHER

IS A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER
FOR THE RAILROAD.

MIKE FOLLOWED IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.

NOW A FOREMAN,
HE OFTEN WORKS UNSUPERVISED,

BUT TODAY, HUGH IS IN CHARGE,

AND THE CREW
WILL STICK WITH HIS PLAN.

THE LONGER YOU SPEND
UNDER THIS ROCK FACE,

THE WORST, POSSIBLY,
THINGS COULD HAPPEN.

KYLE KEEPS AN EYE
ON THE ROCK FACE

TO WATCH OUT
FOR ANY FURTHER SNOW MOVEMENT.

IN 2000,

A RAILROAD WORKER WAS KILLED
WHEN AN AVALANCHE HIT HIS DOZER.

PRETTY SKETCHY AREA.

THERE'S A DANGER
THAT ROCKS CAN COME DOWN.

IT'S NOT A GOOD SPOT
TO BE SCREWING AROUND IN.

**** DAMN IT.

I THINK THE DITCH
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TOO STEEP.

MY TIRES ARE STARTING
TO DROP IN.

THE BACK END'S TRYING
TO GO DOWNHILL.

TURN YOUR BUCKET UP,
TURN YOUR BUCKET UP.

IT'S NO USE, HUGH.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

I'M STUCK. ****

15 MILES SOUTH,
NEAR TALKEETNA...

...66-YEAR-OLD STEVE DURR

AND HIS 54-YEAR-OLD BROTHER,
JONATHON, ARE OFF-GRID BACHELORS

WHO TOOK THE PASSENGER TRAIN TO
THIS REMOTE REGION 40 YEARS AGO

AND NEVER LOOKED BACK.

I LIVE OUT HERE
ON THIS BEAUTIFUL LAKE

ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH
OF THE VILLAGE OF TALKEETNA,

CAME UP HERE IN 1970
WITH MY DAD.

HE WAS INTRIGUED BY THE IDEA
OF LIVING CLOSER TO THE LAND,

CLOSER TO NATURE,
AND AWAY FROM THE...

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO SAY IT,
AWAY FROM THE MADNESS.

MY BROTHER JONATHON
LIVES ACROSS THE LAKE.

I REALLY DON'T SEE IT AS BEING
CUT OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

I...
THIS IS THE ULTIMATE FREEDOM.

LAST NIGHT'S BLIZZARD

HAS DEVASTATED ONE
OF THEIR OUTBUILDINGS,

THEIR LATE FATHER'S OLD HOME.

ITS ROOF IS BUCKLING UNDER
THE WEIGHT OF 2 FEET OF SNOW,

AND IT'S CLOSE TO COLLAPSE.

YEAH, SHE'S PRETTY COMPACTED.

I LIVED IN THIS CABIN
FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.

THIS WAS A REAL GOOD CABIN.

OUR DAD BUILT THIS.

ME AND JOHN HELPED SOME,

BUT IT WAS MOSTLY HIM
JUST UP HERE BY HIMSELF.

IT'S A GOOD LITTLE BACHELOR
CABIN.

THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A GOOD ROOF.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S DAMAGED,

IT'S STILL SUPPORTING A WHOLE
LOT OF WEIGHT WITH THE SNOW,

BUT EVENTUALLY, ROOFS GIVE OUT.

THEY CAVE IN.

THE BROTHERS HAVE
ORDERED 10 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD

AND SIX RAFTERS
FROM A SUPPLIER IN ANCHORAGE

TO MAKE URGENT REPAIRS.

IT'S BEING LOADED ONTO THE
RAILROAD'S DELIVERY VEHICLE...

THE TUNDRA TRUCK.

IT'S THEIR ONLY LIFELINE.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY'RE
GETTING THE BUILDING MATERIALS

AND FUEL,

UNLESS THEY WANT TO SNOWMACHINE
DOWN THE TRACKS,

WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS,
SO...

THIS IS WHY WE PROVIDE
THIS SERVICE FOR 'EM.

MAN.

THAT FIBERGLASS IS ROTTED.

AND WE GOT A BAD RAFTER THERE,
BAD ONE HERE.

WE GOT TO GET RID
OF ALL OF THIS STUFF.

I KNEW IT WAS BAD.
I KNEW IT WAS BAD.

WE COULD GET 4 FEET
OF SNOW TOMORROW.

THE ROOF IS IN A MUCH
WORSE STATE THAN THEY THOUGHT.

THEY MUST REPLACE IT
BEFORE TONIGHT'S SNOWSTORM

WRECKS THE CABIN BEYOND REPAIR.

THE TUNDRA'S COMING AT HALF 10,

SO WE SHOULD BE THERE
TO GET THE LUMBER.

IT'S 10:00 A.M.

THE TUNDRA TRUCK IS SCHEDULED
TO TRAVEL SOUTH FROM HURRICANE

AND SHOULD DROP OFF
THE LUMBER SUPPLIES AT CHASE.

THE BROTHERS WILL NEED
TO GET DOWN TO THE RAILROAD

TO PICK IT UP.

COME ON.

THE BIGGEST DANGER
IS ALWAYS WEATHER.

ALASKA IS SO CRUEL
AND UNFORGIVING.

ONE SCREW-UP AND YOU'RE DEAD.

I ALMOST LOST THIS FINGER
THIS WINTER TO FROSTBITE.

I'VE BEEN DOING
THIS MY WHOLE LIFE.

TO GET WHAT YOU NEED,

THE MAIN THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS
GO WHEN THE CONDITIONS ARE GOOD.

IF ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WE GET A SNOWSTORM,

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET OUT
WITH YOUR SNOWMOBILE.

YOU HAVE TO TRY
TO BREAK YOUR TRAILS

SO YOU HAVE YOUR ACCESS,

AND IF YOU'RE TRAVELING BY
SNOWMACHINE AND YOU BREAK DOWN,

YOU CAN FREEZE TO DEATH.

ONE GUY DIED BECAUSE OF THAT.

HE COULDN'T BREAK HIS TRAIL OUT,

AND HE JUST GAVE OUT
AND DIED ON THE TRAIL.

IT'S ABOUT AS GOOD
AS IT GETS HERE.

WE NEED TO GET THIS ROOF DONE
BEFORE ANOTHER HEAVY SNOWSTORM.

15 MILES NORTH,
AT CURRY...

...IT'S NO USE, HUGH,
I'M NOT GETTING ANYWHERE.

MIKE'S BACKHOE DIGGER

IS LOSING TRACTION
IN THE SOFT SNOW.

THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.

JUST GIVE IT
A MINUTE HERE.

I KNEW THIS WAS
GONNA **** HAPPEN.

SON OF A ****

OKAY, NOW. COME FORWARD.
KEEP YOUR BUCKET DOWN.

KEEP YOUR BUCKET DOWN.

BRING DOWN, BRING IT D...

STOP, STOP, STOP.

**** DAMN IT.
I'M STUCK.

THE SOUTHBOUND
PASSENGER TRAIN

IS LESS THAN 40 MINUTES AWAY.

HUGH AND MIKE NEED TO FREE
THE DIGGER, CLEAR THE SNOW,

AND GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY,

OR THE HOLDUP
WILL LEAVE AMANDA, KENNY,

AND THEIR BABY STRANDED.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

IT AIN'T GONNA WORK.
SON OF A ****

WE DO NOT NEED
TO DELAY ANY TRAINS AT ALL.

PEOPLE IN ALASKA
ARE DEPENDING ON US.

THE PORT OF WHITTIER.

40-09, BACK ONE-HALF CAR LENGTHS
TO A HOOK.

DANNY AND ANIMAL ARE HOOKING UP
THE LAST OF TODAY'S HOT LOADS,

BULLDOZERS
AND MILITARY MOBILE RADAR UNITS,

TO THEIR MILE-LONG
FREIGHT TRAIN.

THAT'LL DO, 40-09,
THAT'LL DO.

THEY NEED TO GET
GOING TO ANCHORAGE,

BEFORE AN INCOMING STORM
SNOWS THEM IN.

ALL GOOD. HERE WE GO.
HAMMER DOWN.

LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.

THEY WEREN'T GONNA HOLD
THIS TUNNEL MUCH LONGER FOR US.

IT'S A GAME OF INCHES
AND A GAME OF SECONDS.

THIS TUNNEL IS 2 1/2 MILES LONG

AND PASSES
THROUGH THE MAYNARD MOUNTAIN.

IT'S THE ONLY ROUTE
IN AND OUT OF THE PORT

FOR TRAINS AND ROAD VEHICLES.

BUILT IN 1943,
IT'S THE LONGEST SHARED HIGHWAY

AND RAILROAD TUNNEL
IN NORTH AMERICA.

UNLESS THESE WHEELS
ARE TURNING,

WE AIN'T MAKING NO MONEY.

COMMERCE BE HAPPENING TODAY.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT WFO STANDS FOR?

WIDE **** OPEN.

20 MILES UP AHEAD,

ROADMASTER BRUCE GOUGH
IS CHECKING THAT THE TRACK

IS SAFE FOR DANNY AND ANIMAL'S
FREIGHT TRAIN TO PASS THROUGH.

I WONDER WHAT THOSE GUYS
ARE DOING DOWN THERE.

THAT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT.

HEY!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

THESE GUYS, I BELIEVE,
JUST CUT THIS POLE DOWN,

AND I TOLD THEM
WHAT ARE THEY DOING,

AND THEY KIND OF GAVE ME
A BUNCH OF LIP.

I'M GONNA CHASE 'EM DOWN.

THIS SECTION OF TRACK

CAN BE EASILY ACCESSED
BY SNOWMACHINERS

AND RECREATIONAL RIDERS
ARE BECOMING A BIG PROBLEM.

FLAT AND CLEARED OF SNOW,
THE RAILROAD LINE

OFFERS THE SNOWMACHINERS
A FAST ESCAPE ROUTE,

THAT'S IF THEY CAN OUTRUN BRUCE.

TRESPASSERS
GOING UP AND DOWN THE TRACKS

IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR US.

SOMETIMES THEY'LL GET
ON THE TRACKS

BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO
GET BACK INTO THE HEAVY SNOWS.

DANNY AND ANIMAL'S FREIGHT TRAIN

IS HEADING DIRECTLY
TOWARDS THE SNOWMACHINERS.

A LOADED TRAIN USUALLY
TAKES ABOUT A MILE TO STOP.

IF THEY'RE STRUCK,
USUALLY THE TRAIN WINS,

AND CAN BE LETHAL.

200 MILES NORTH,
NEAR TALKEETNA,

IT'S 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

KENNY, AMANDA, AND THEIR BABY,
KINLEY, ARE WAITING

FOR THE SOUTHBOUND
PASSENGER TRAIN.

WE'RE HEADED INTO TOWN

JUST TO GET HIS DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT OUT OF THE WAY

AND GET SOME THINGS,
SUCH AS DIAPERS AND WHATNOT.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
TO BE ORGANIZED,

ESPECIALLY ON TRAIN TRIPS.

IF WE FORGET SOMETHING, IT'S
NOT LIKE WE CAN TURN AROUND.

WE JUST NEED TO HAVE
OUR DUCKS IN A ROW, I GUESS.

AS THE SNOW STARTS TO FALL,
THEY COULD BE IN FOR A LONG WAIT

IF HUGH'S CREW
CAN'T CLEAR THE LINE.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK.

THEY'RE FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE
WITH THE WRONG MACHINE.

MIKE'S DIGGER
IS STUCK IN THE DITCH,

AND THE PASSENGER TRAIN
CAN'T PASS.

I MESSED UP.

LET'S MAKE SURE
IT'S THE ONLY TIME TODAY, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL DO PLAN "B."

WE'LL GET KYLE COME UP HERE
AND PULL YOU OUT.

HELLO, KYLE.
COME ON UP.

JUST PULL HIM OUT HERE.
OVER.

WE SHOULDN'T BE STUCK.

WE'VE MANAGED TO WASTE
THE BETTER PART

OF AN HOUR GETTING
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DONE.

WE GOT A TRAIN
THAT'S GONNA BE HERE ANY TIME.

WE REALLY GOT TO GET THINGS
GOING.

YOU GET THAT CHAIN THERE,
ANTHONY.

I'M GONNA HOOK IT UP HERE.

WE GOT TO GET THIS THING
OUTTA HERE PRETTY QUICK.

ALL RIGHT, KYLE.
BACK UP SLOWLY, PLEASE.

HERE WE GO.

BACK UP.
COME ON BACK.

COME ON BACK.
COME ON BACK, KYLE.

THE STAKES CAN BE COSTLY.

THE RAILROAD IS UNDER PRESSURE
TO STICK TO SCHEDULES

TO KEEP CUSTOMERS HAPPY.

WITH FALLING PROFITS,
JOBS ARE AT RISK.

STRAIGHTEN YOUR WHEELS UP, MIKE,
STRAIGHTEN 'EM UP, YEAH.

YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL.

YEAH, I'M CLEAR.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU WERE RIGHT.

I'M A BIG MAN.
I CAN EAT CROW.

GET AS MUCH AS YOU CAN DUG BACK.

WE GOT A TRAIN HERE IN ABOUT
AN HOUR FROM NOW. OVER.

COPY THAT.
TRAIN IN AN HOUR.

I'LL DO WHAT I CAN.

HOPEFULLY,
IT DON'T GET STUCK AGAIN.

WITH MIKE'S DIGGER
REPOSITIONED ON THE TRACK,

HE PILES THE SNOW ONTO THE RAILS

SO THAT KYLE
CAN PUSH IT AWAY WITH HIS PLOW.

HOW'S IT WORKING THERE,
MICHAEL?

SEEMS TO BE DOING PRETTY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.
WE'LL HAVE KYLE WORK THIS.

OKAY, I'M GONNA...
I'M GONNA PULL FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT, KYLE.
GO AHEAD.

COME ON DOWN.
OVER.

WE TRIED AN EXPERIMENT
TODAY. IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

AND I LEARNED SOMETHING RIGHT
ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE DID.

GOT THE BANK CUT AWAY,

GOT IT PLOWED OUT OF THE WAY
SO THE TRAIN CAN GET THROUGH,

SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

WITH THE SNOW CLEAR,

THE PASSENGER TRAIN CAN GET
THROUGH TO AMANDA AND KENNY,

WHO HAVE BEEN
WAITING OVER AN HOUR

TO TAKE THEIR BABY
TO HIS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.

YEAH, THERE IT IS.

WE'VE GOT OUR TRAIN.

THE TRAIN IS DEFINITELY
A LIFELINE

FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT HERE.

SOMETIMES YOU
NEED TO GET OUT...

COME ON, BOYS.

...MAKE A TOWN RUN.

SO, IT'S GREAT.
IT'S GOOD.

HOW'S THAT LITTLE ONE
DOING?

GOOD.

IT'S A CHANCE
FOR CONDUCTOR HARRY ROSS

TO MEET THE NEWEST
AND YOUNGEST OFF-GRIDDER.

JUST SLEEPING AWAY.

I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S GOOD WHEN THEY SLEEP.

I KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.

200 MILES SOUTH,
NEAR THE PORT OF WHITTIER...

...THE RAILROAD IS
ON HIGH ALERT.

BRUCE IS TRACKING SNOWMACHINERS

WHO ARE TRESPASSING
ON THE TRACK.

HE NEEDS TO GET THEM
OUT OF THE WAY

BEFORE DANNY
AND ANIMAL'S FREIGHT TRAIN,

CARRYING THE MILITARY RADARS,
CAN PASS THROUGH.

WE JUST PICKED UP SNOWMACHINE
TRACKS RIGHT NEXT TO THE RAIL,

IN SOME CASES
IN BETWEEN THE RAIL,

SO WE GOT A FEW MACHINERS
OUT HERE.

DEFINITELY WILL BE
KEEPING OUR EYES OPEN.

RIDING ON THE TRACKS
IS JUST STUPID.

WE HAVE ABOUT 7,500 TONS,
ABOUT 6,000 FEET OF TRAIN.

WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO STOP THIS TRAIN

IN WHAT WE WOULD CALL
AN EMERGENCY SITUATION,

'CAUSE IT WOULD SHIFT

SOME OF THE PRODUCT
THAT WE HAVE BACK THERE.

AND THE HOT LOADS
ARE VERY IMPORTANT,

BUT COMPARED TO OUR LIVES,
THEY MEAN NOTHING TO ME.

UP AHEAD, BRUCE HAS GOT AS CLOSE
AS HE CAN TO THE SNOWMACHINERS.

THERE'S FOUR SLEDDERS
DOWN THERE.

YOU KNOW, IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN.

THESE GUYS KNOW THEY'RE WRONG,

AND THEY KNEW THAT THERE WAS
SOME DISTANCE THERE

AND I COULDN'T GET TO 'EM.

THEY ESCAPE INTO THE WOODS.

THEY GET OUT THERE JUST IN TIME.

THERE'S NOT MUCH I CAN DO.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

**** THAT'S NOT GOOD.

15 MILES AHEAD,

A CAR HAS VEERED
OFF THE SEWARD HIGHWAY,

CRASHING WITHIN FEET
OF THE TRACK.

WE'LL HAVE TO STOP OUR TRAIN.

10 MILES NORTH OF TALKEETNA...

LIKE THAT WAS REALLY GONNA WORK.

IF IT DON'T HAVE MEAT ON IT,
HE AIN'T GONNA GO GET IT.

OFF-GRID BROTHERS,
STEVE AND JONATHON DURR,

ARE WAITING BY THE TRACK
FOR THE TUNDRA TRUCK

TO DELIVER THEIR LUMBER SO THEY
CAN FIX THEIR OLD CABIN ROOF.

THAT'S NOT THE TUNDRA.

MUST BE KIP COMING.

OUR NEIGHBOR, KIP,
WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING HIM.

HE'S GONNA HELP US
HAUL SOME LUMBER TODAY.

THE BROTHERS
HAVE ENLISTED THE HELP

OF THEIR NEAREST NEIGHBOR, KIP,
WHO IS AN EXPERIENCED CARPENTER.

ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.

THE PROFESSIONAL HELP
HAS ARRIVED.

GOT ALL MY HAND TOOLS,

SO ONCE WE GET THAT NEW PLYWOOD
PUT ON THERE...

THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
GOOD.

I APPRECIATE THE WORK,
YOU KNOW?

YOU KNOW, SINCE I BEEN UP HERE
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,

EVERYBODY'S KIND
OF BEEN HELPING ME OUT,

YOU KNOW, STAYING BUSY.

WITH ANOTHER SNOWSTORM
DUE TO HIT TONIGHT,

THE MEN NEED TO GET
THE SUPPLIES SOON

SO THEY CAN PATCH THE ROOF
IN TIME.

BUT, 50 MILES NORTH,
IN HURRICANE...

OKAY, GET OUT OF THE WAY,
HERE WE GO.

BACKING UP.

...HEAVY SNOW IS MAKING IT TOUGH

FOR STEVE MITCHELL
TO GET THE TUNDRA TRUCK,

LOADED WITH THEIR LUMBER,
ONTO THE TRACKS.

SON OF A GUN.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY TRACTION.

THERE'S TOO MUCH SNOW.

THIS IS BAD.

IF THE TIRES
ARE LIFTED UP OFF THE RAIL,

THEN I HAVE NO TRACTION AT ALL.

WHEN YOU'RE DEALING
WITH 32, 36 BELOW,

IT'S A REAL PAIN IN THE ASS.

NOTHING WANTS TO MOVE,
NOTHING WANTS TO ROLL.

IT'S JUST A CONSTANT BATTLE.

I'M GONNA BACK UP AGAIN.
WATCH YOURSELF.

ARE WE IN?

YAY.

OKAY, TODD.

LET'S TRY THAT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.

COME ON, BABY.
COME ON, BABY.

WE GOT IT?

WE GOT IT.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

WELL, NOW WE GOT GRAVITY
WORKING FOR US.

WE JUST WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP,
THAT'S ALL.

220 MILES SOUTH,

BRUCE IS ON HIS WAY TO THE SCENE
OF A REPORTED CAR ACCIDENT.

12-49 TO DOUG.
OVER.

THANKS, DOUG.
OUT.

WE'RE TRYING
TO ALWAYS EDUCATE PEOPLE

ABOUT STAYING OFF OF THE TRACKS.

WE'VE HAD A MOTORCYCLE,
EARLIER THIS YEAR,

THAT LEFT THE ROAD,
ENDED UP ON THE TRACKS,

AND THE PERSON DIDN'T MAKE IT.

KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED
EVERYBODY'S OKAY.

80 MILES NORTH,
IN WASILLA...

...KENNY AND AMANDA

HAVE MADE IT TO THE DOCTOR'S
FOR KINLEY'S 5-WEEK CHECKUP.

- HI.
- HI.

GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
YOU TOO.

THERE'S MY BIG, STRONG MAN.

THERE HE IS.

- HE'S BREAST-FEEDING?
- YEP, YEP.

THAT'S GOING WELL?
YEAH.

HE'S DOING REALLY WELL
WITH IT.

GREAT.

WELL, HE LOOKS LIKE
HE'S DOING VERY WELL.

OKAY.

SO, WE'LL PLAN ON SEEING YOU
IN FOUR WEEKS...

OKAY, PERFECT.
...FOR NEXT CHECKUP...

AND IMMUNIZATIONS.

PERFECT. THANK YOU.
OKAY.

THAT WAS GOOD.
HE'S NICE AND HEALTHY.

YEP.

THAT'S ALWAYS
A POSITIVE THING.

HEALTHY BABY, CHECK.

YEAH. CHECK.

MAKES IT MORE COMFORTING,

TAKING HIM WAY
IN THE WOODS, RIGHT?

YEAH.

100 MILES SOUTH,

DANNY AND ANIMAL
ARE HURDLING TOWARDS ANCHORAGE

WITH MORE THAN 7,000 TONS
OF HEAVY MACHINERY

AND MILITARY RADAR UNITS.

WE'RE RIGHT NEXT
TO A MAIN HIGHWAY HERE.

SOMETIMES,
WE HAVE ISSUES WITH CARS.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH A LOT
OF CURVES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S HARD TO SEE EVERYTHING.

THE LINE RUNS RIGHT
NEXT TO THE SEWARD HIGHWAY HERE.

IT'S NOTORIOUSLY DANGEROUS.

EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE
DIE CRASHING THEIR VEHICLES,

AND SOMETIMES END UP
ON THE TRACKS.

I'VE NEVER HIT A VEHICLE,
BUT I'VE COME CLOSE.

JUST A LITTLE PUSH, AND YOU'D BE
OUT OF THE WAY, YOU KNOW,

BUT WE'RE STILL READY TO STOP
IF NEED BE.

YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID
OF THE TRAIN.

THEY CANNOT STOP ON A DIME
AND THEY WILL KILL YOU.

BRUCE REACHES
THE SITE OF THE CAR CRASH.

MY GOD.

SOMEBODY DRIVING TOO FAST
ON THE DEADLIEST HIGHWAY

CAME THROUGH THERE
AND OVERTURNED ON HERE.

YEP. MISSED THE TRACKS
BY 15 OR 20 FEET,

SO I DON'T THINK WE...

WE'LL LET TRAFFIC GO
UNTIL THEY GET THIS CLEAR,

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO SEE IT ROLL BACK DOWN.

DESPITE
THE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CAR,

THE DRIVER
ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

**** WE'RE LOOKING
FOR THE TRESPASSERS

WE GOT ALREADY, GAWKING.

****
THEY NEED TO LEAVE.

HEY!
YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

****

AT THE CRASH SITE
BY THE TRACKS NEAR ANCHORAGE,

BRUCE IS CHASING DOWN
TRESPASSERS.

THEY THINK
THAT THEY CAN HEAR A TRAIN.

SOMETIMES THEY CAN'T.

THEY'RE PUTTING THEIRSELF IN
JEOPARDY WHERE THEY'RE STANDING.

GET ON THIS SIDE
OF THE TRACKS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TRAIN COMING
PRETTY SOON.

COME ON.
WE NEED TO GET A MOVE ON.

A TOW TRUCK HAS PULLED
THE CAR AWAY FROM THE TRACKS,

SO DANNY AND ANIMAL'S FREIGHT
TRAIN CAN NOW PASS THROUGH.

I DON'T THINK WE'VE
DELAYED THE TRAIN TOO BAD,

AND NO TRACK DAMAGE.

WE'RE FINE.

OFF-GRID, NEAR TALKEETNA,

TUNDRA TRUCK DRIVER
STEVE MITCHELL IS MAKING UP

FOR LOST TIME WITH THE DURR
BROTHERS' LUMBER DELIVERY.

WE GOT SOME WEATHER
COMING IN, SO HOPEFULLY

WE CAN GET ALL THIS DONE
BEFORE THE WEATHER GETS TOO BAD.

LET'S KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED,
I GUESS.

I HEAR THE TUNDRA COMING.

THERE'S OUR STUFF.

HEY!

THANKS FOR BRINGING
THAT UP, FELLAS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

WE GOT SOME PLYWOOD
AND SOME 2x6s UP THERE,

I BELIEVE.
OKAY.

WHATCHA GUYS DOING?
REPAIRING A ROOF.

I'LL TAKE FIVE
OF THOSE HALF-INCH PLYS

AND WE'LL GET THE OTHER ONE
ON STEVE'S SLED.

OKAY. WELL,
WE'LL SEE YOU DOWN THE RAIL.

ALL RIGHT.
KEEP IT ON THE RAILS.

YEAH.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF MATERIALS
NOW TO DO THE JOB.

IN THE DAYS WHEN
WE WERE FIRST COMING OUT HERE

TO START THIS WAY OF LIFE,

THE RAILROAD
WAS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL,

AND WE GOT OUR SUPPLIES IN,

INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD THINGS
LIKE A COOK STOVE AND LUMBER.

YEAH, WE PACKED IT ALL IN.

THIS WAS BEFORE SNOWMACHINES
GOT GOOD.

A LOT OF US OUT HERE NOW,
WE HAVE SNOWMOBILES.

WE USED TO TRAVEL RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACKS,

AND THAT DIDN'T ALWAYS
WORK OUT SO GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

NICE.

LET'S SET THESE ASIDE.
WE MIGHT NEED THESE FIRST?

WE'LL JUST TAKE A LOOK
AT THE RAFTERS.

I GOT ROT IN THIS ONE.

THAT ONE'S GOT TO GO.

YEAH,
WE GOT TO TAKE EVERYTHING OFF.

YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA NEED NINE OF 'EM.

WE GOT SIX. ****

RUNNING A LITTLE
SHORT ON MATERIALS.

IN WASILLA,

AMANDA AND KENNY
HAVE MADE IT TO THE STATION

JUST IN TIME
TO CATCH THE TRAIN HOME.

THANK YOU.

IF WE MISSED THE TRAIN,

WE'D BE SPENDING THE BETTER PART
OF A WEEK IN WASILLA,

AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY
DRIVE US BOTH CRAZY.

IN ALL THAT HUSTLE
AND BUSTLE,

I'M PRETTY SURE
I WOULD LOSE MY MIND.

WELL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THIS IS A VERY GOOD PLACE
TO KEEP YOUR EYES OUT,

LOOKING FOR MOOSE.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT FIVE OR SIX
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.

DEFINITELY KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.

WE'RE IN MOOSE COUNTRY.

WELL, THERE'S THREE,
FOUR, FIVE.

MY GOD.

THERE'S ONE
ON THE HILL UP THERE.

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
GEEZ.

MORE THAN 200,000
MOOSE ROAM WILD ACROSS ALASKA.

THESE 1,200-POUND BEASTS
WILL KILL IF PROVOKED.

KENNY AND AMANDA
MUST BE ON GUARD

AS THEY SET OFF THROUGH THE
WOODS BACK TO THEIR HOMESTEAD.

WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO
IS, YOU KNOW, STARTLE A MOOSE.

MOOSE WILL TURN A PERSON
INTO A MUD PUDDLE PRETTY QUICK.

AND THAT'S NOT PRETTY.

OFF-GRID AT THEIR TRAILHEAD,

KENNY AND AMANDA ARE WRAPPING UP
THEIR 5-WEEK-OLD SON, KINLEY,

FOR THE SNOWMACHINE TRIP
BACK TO THEIR HOMESTEAD.

IT'S OKAY, BUBS.

IT'S OKAY, BUBS.

THEY'VE SPOTTED A HERD
OF MOOSE NEARBY.

THERE'S A LOT OF MOOSE
JUST WANDERING AROUND.

YOU CAN'T REALLY STOP THEM
FROM WANDERING AROUND.

AND THAT IS DANGEROUS.

AS LONG
AS YOU LEAVE THE MOOSE ALONE,

THEY USUALLY DON'T BOTHER YOU.

MOOSE DON'T
USUALLY LIKE TO MESS

WITH A PIECE OF MACHINERY.

RIGHT NOW, THE TRAIL'S
NOT THE BEST TO HAUL

A BUNCH OF HEAVY STUFF HOME,

BUT YOU CAN DO IT
IF YOU DO SMALL TRIPS.

COMING FROM THE CITY
TO THE OFF-GRID,

IT TAKES US A COUPLE DAYS,
WHEN WE GO HOME,

TO JUST BE ABLE TO SIT STILL
AND RELAX AGAIN.

WE DID IT.

OVER AT THE DURR
BROTHERS' CABIN,

WITH TOO FEW NEW RAFTERS
TO FIX THE ROOF,

THEY'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO IMPROVISE.

WE GOT SIX.

WE'LL HAVE TO
RECYCLE SOME.

I GOT THREE
THAT ARE USABLE HERE.

THAT IS PERFECTO.

STEVE'S DAD SAVED IT,

AND NOW IT'S A PIECE
WE CAN USE 30 YEARS LATER.

LITTLE MODIFICATION,
BUT IT'LL WORK.

ALASKAN INGENUITY
TRIUMPHS AGAIN.

I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN
COMES TOGETHER.

NICE.
LAST RAFTER THERE.

WANT TO GRAB THAT END, JON,

AND JUST THROW IT
ON THE ROOF HERE?

NICE.

LAST NAIL GOING IN.

THERE WE ARE, GUYS.

READY FOR THE TARP.

TODAY WAS A BIG DAY FOR US.

WE SAVED A CABIN.

WE'RE GOOD.

NOW WE'VE GOT IT COVERED,

AND THE WEATHER
WILL BE KEPT OUT,

AND WE CAN RETURN IT
TO ITS FORMER GLORY.

GOT IN THERE AND TOOK CARE
OF IT AND GOT IT DONE.

GREAT JOB.

DOWN SOUTH, DANNY
AND ANIMAL ARE ALMOST HOME

WITH THEIR HOT LOAD OF HEAVY
MACHINERY AND MILITARY HARDWARE.

WE ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR
TO ANCHORAGE.

IT FEELS REAL GOOD.

WE CAN ONLY WORK
12 HOURS, THAT'S IT.

FEDERAL REGULATIONS,
THAT'S A FEDERAL LAW.

WE GO DEAD AT 6:00.

WE ONLY GOT
JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES.

JOB WELL DONE.

THAT WAS A GOOD JOB
TODAY, DAN-O.

WE JUST BARELY MADE IT.

WE DONE GOOD.

SQUEAKED IN ON OUR HOURS,
BUT, HEY, WE DID GOOD.

YEAH.
LET'S GO CHECK THEM LOADS.

WITH THE RAILROAD'S INCOME DOWN,

DANNY AND ANIMAL CAN'T AFFORD
TO ROLL UP WITH DAMAGED FREIGHT.

THEIR NC CAT,
PROBABLY FOR A MINING OPERATION

OR SOMETHING UP HERE.
YEP.

LET'S GO BACK AND CHECK OUT
THAT MILITARY STUFF.

EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD.
LOOKING GOOD SO FAR.

YEAH, NOTHING BUSTED UP.
GOOD.

OUT OF HERE.

WE'RE GONNA DO WHAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE TO GET THE JOB DONE,

BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT
WHERE WE'RE GONNA GET HURT.

YOU KNOW, WE WORK WELL.
IT'S A COHESION.

IT'S A GOOD COHESION, AND THAT'S
WHAT THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY IS.

IT'S A FAMILY.

THE SIMPSON FAMILY
ARE CATCHING TONIGHT'S DINNER.

DADDY'S GONNA CATCH A FISH.

YEAH, BABY.

THAT WAS A BIG ONE.

DID YOU SEE THAT?

I SAW IT FLYING AT ME.
I DID NOT SEE ANY FISH.

GEEZ.

YOU KNOW,
I'M PROVIDING A LIFESTYLE

FOR MY FAMILY
THAT IS WANTED AND NEEDED.

YOU HAVE WATER IN NATURE.

YOU CAN GO HUNTING
IF YOU NEED MEAT.

THE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES YOU
WITH EVERYTHING.

YOU DON'T REALLY NEED
ANYTHING ELSE.

YEAH.
GOT A FISH?

GOT MYSELF RAINBOW TROUT.

I'M JUST REALLY FORTUNATE
TO HAVE A WIFE

THAT LOVES TO BE
IN THE WILDERNESS.

I'LL JUST WRAP IT IN TINFOIL

AND THROW IT
ON THE WOOD STOVE.

SOUNDS LIKE
A DELICIOUS DINNER.

JUST ONE.