Hell on Wheels — Season 2
All 10 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
- 01
In the Season 2 premiere, Durant and Lily steer the railroad further west, while Cullen and Elam land on opposite sides of the law.
- 02
Durant confronts a formidable threat to the rolling city, while a horrific crime leads Lily and Elam to join forces in order to attain justice.
- 03
Cullen struggles to maintain order while Mickey's and Sean's lives are endangered; Lily and Elam clean up a mess of their own doing.
- 04
A tragedy leads Cullen to defuse an internal threat to the railroad.
- 05
Cullen's past catches up with him and threatens the fate of the railroad.
- 06
Despite fighting to save his own life, Durant must try to keep the railroad from going under. Meanwhile, Cullen comes to the aid of an old comrade.
- 07
The aftermath of the tragedy leaves Lily and Cullen struggling to maintain order, while Elam plans for the future.
- 08
A new arrival stirs things up in Hell on Wheels, while Eva gets caught between Elam and Mr. Toole.
- 09
Cullen gears up for battle as the town celebrates.
- 10
Cullen battles to save Hell on Wheels in the Season 2 finale.
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