The Best Episodes of Railroad Alaska Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(9 votes)

   #1 - Under Siege

   S3:E111/14/2015

   A quarter of a billion dollars' worth of military hardware is on board, but a rogue gunman threatens to derail the journey. Off grid, Nancy and Jim face challenges during an ambitious cabin build.

   Director:Steven Wrigley

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   8.6/10(9 votes)

   #2 - Eye of the Storm

   S3:E211/21/2015

   In the woods Jim and Nancy James challenge a wannabe off grid couple, and Jennifer Hawks tries to find a missing settler. Meanwhile, the freight struggles to deliver a heavy load.

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   8.0/10(9 votes)

   #3 - Night From Hell

   S3:E311/28/2015

   After an accident, veteran off-gridder Jim James attempts to reach the hospital by train, but obstacles may put him in jeopardy. Elsewhere, the freight crew fights to open up a port in lockdown.

   Director:Steven Wrigley

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   6.6/10(10 votes)

   #4 - The Dead Zone

   S3:E412/5/2015

   A communications shutdown leaves a train hauling the biggest load ever moved on the Alaska Railroad hurtling towards a ‘dead zone’. Off-grid homesteaders tackle the challenge of living off the land in very different ways.

   Director:Steven Wrigley

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   8.4/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Mountain Hell

   S3:E512/12/2015

   The freight train battles north to make a crucial delivery, heading to the highest point on the Alaska Railroad; and off-the-grid, things get steamy as old-timers JT and Marvin build a traditional bath.

   Director:Steven Wrigley

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   8.4/10(7 votes)

   #6 - Ice Rescue

   S3:E612/19/2015

   Tempers flare as an extremely heavy train leads to brake problems and a derailment leaves maintenance teams stranded. Off grid, homesteaders narrowly avert a fire but are left without heat.

   Director:Steven Wrigley

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   8.3/10(8 votes)

   #7 - Trapped in Ice

   S3:E712/26/2015

   A freight crew racing towards Anchorage encounter an icy challenge as they dodge intruders on the track. In the wilderness, homesteaders team up to search for an abandoned cabin washed down stream and trapped in ice.

   Director:Steven Wrigley

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   8.2/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Meltdown

   S3:E81/2/2016

   The spring thaw puts the railroad into meltdown mode; and a freight train is stalled on the infamously high Hurricane Gulch.

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