Railroad Alaska

The Alaskan imagery and off-grid way of life is fascinating.

I do agree with the notion that each episode is like the next and it's a little over-dramatic to be a "reality" show, but conceptually, it's great.

I love watching and I watch this show more than other Alaska- based shows because of the railroad aspect.

I'm hoping for another season, and would love to see the show expand on that, including historical looks and scenery that most people would never otherwise see.

More Railroad-based programming would be equally as fascinating.

The narrator sounds like a tween who's waiting for his balls to drop, mistaking screaming for projecting his voice. Show's better if you hit the mute button.

Why is a woman who has just given birth driving a snowmobile with a baby strapped to her chest so if she falls of it might well be killed? Even the dimmest person would put mum and kid in the trailer. Then of course she drives under a suitable twig and stalls the snowmobile! Who writes this trash and how much were they paid?

Jeopardy and peril at every turn, it doesn't matter what as long as they can up the peril.

Yes you learn things but was this the best way to do it? Apparently even with a green light the drivers are worried they will suddenly be stopped.

Oh yes and a dreadful snow storm at every turn. You'd think 5h3 railway were used to this by now!

Nonesense.

The premise for this reality show is actually very interesting, however, EVERY show is basically the same plot, namely: 1. There is ice/snow/rocks/debris on the track 2. The train MUST get through with the essential freight 3. "Hurry up the trains a coming."

When I say everything is the same every episode I am not exaggerating. The scripted words are so lame its amateurish. The dialog is so absurdly stilted it is almost funny. What is particularly annoying is the phony attempt in every episode to make it seem like disaster is about to strike if the track isn't cleared so they always have at least one railroad person yelling at the workers " hurry up the trains coming" .The workers actually doing the work ignore these commands because even they know that the exclamations are phony and made for TV. The simple reality is that if the tracks are blocked the trains are going to stop and wait until they are cleared, but this show's producers think the viewers are so stupid that they actually believe that the train will keep on coming down the tracks even though the track is blocked. The other part of the show is to focus on the weirdos living off the grid which depend on rail access, with a particular emphasis on focusing on a one handed mutant looking guy And his toothless wife.

All in all they took would could have been interesting and turned it into a lame soap opera like show with the SAME plot every episode. If you have seen one or two episodes of this show you've literally seen them all.

I have been fond of Alaska reality TV shows for the scenery.

However, many shows just complicate the matter with pointless theatrics.

I think of all the shows though, this one wins considering so much terrain the train passes through is simply uninhabited.

I once saw a documentary on Kamchatka, that was interesting when the host said 'there is not a single human being 400 miles in any direction'.

This show has some amazingly beautiful scenery - period.

Trains are always a fun ride anyway, but I highly recommend catching this show at least once.

If only there were more passenger trains?

Who knows maybe with global warming, Alaska becomes the new Texas.