#1
S4E10
Return to Hell
Cullen, Durant, and Campbell try to negotiate a settlement on how the streets will be policed. An act of terror strikes Cheyenne.
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#2
S5E8
Two Soldiers
The Swede's murderous rampage on the Hatch homestead results in a long overdue showdown with Cullen.
#3
S2E10
Blood Moon Rising
Cullen fights to save Hell on Wheels.
#4
Elam Ferguson
S4E7
#5
Two Trains
S4E9
#6
Done
S5E14
#7
Railroad Men
S5E13
#8
The Railroad Job
S2E5
#9
One Less Mule
S3E6
#10
Fathers and Sins
S3E9
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Following an attack by a bear, Elam struggles to survive in a Comanche village and find his way back to Cheyenne.
#56
Jamais je ne t'oublierai
S1E4
#55
Pride, Pomp and Circumstance
S1E6
#54
A New Birth of Freedom
S1E3
#53
Hungry Ghosts
S5E6
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