Station:
Smithsonian Channel (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2020-02-04
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Each episode will feature amazing engineering facts about unique structures and systems including the Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations at Niagara Falls, the Montreal Metro - one of North America's largest urban rapid transit schemes, and the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in California, the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. The series will introduce viewers to some remarkable characters who shoulder huge responsibility maintaining them on a daily basis to keep the general public safe.
There is no Next Episode of High Maintenance planned.
S1E6 - Confederation Bridge; Wind Turbines
Technicians battle the elements to keep the country's longest bridge open; specialists work in claustrophobic conditions to keep massive wind turbines rotating.
Air Date: 10 Mar 2020 11:00 (CDT)
S1E7 - Firefighting Water Bombers; Offshore Helicopter Shuttles
As forest fires rage in Northern Manitoba, aircraft engineers at a remote airstrip struggle to keep water bombers flying; mechanics race to get a fleet of helicopters safe to pluck workers from platforms hundreds of kilometers offshore.
Air Date: 17 Mar 2020 11:00 (CDT)
S1E8 - Ocean Port Dredging/ Commuter Ferry Maintenance
A crew of mariners dredge the bottom of the St. Lawrence River. A crew in the Canadian Maritimes overhauls a passenger ferry before it becomes unsafe.
Air Date: 24 Mar 2020 11:00 (CDT)