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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.
Discovery
8
46 min
Hauling $50-million worth of freight from Vancouver, a massive train heads straight into the avalanche zone after a major snowstorm.
Mar 5, 2018
Treacherous terrain threatens to derail a two kilometer-long grain train; a massive polar bear trap is delivered to a remote Arctic community.
Mar 12, 2018
Smashed tracks and century-old bridges challenge crews as they haul a crucial 152-car payload of coal across the mountains.
Mar 19, 2018
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.
Mar 26, 2018
Lethal rockslides wreak havoc on the CPR and a three-kilometre load of potash; the Polar Bear Express enables a father-son hunting expedition.
Apr 12, 2018
Railroad crews haul a massive 210-ton reactor across the country as track crews scramble to stay one step ahead of the load.
Apr 9, 2018
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.
Apr 16, 2018
The Canadian Pacific Railway is taking a perfectly restored, vintage train on an epic journey from coast to coast to celebrate Canadas 150th birthday.
Apr 23, 2018
