Owen Bowers is a man struggling to escape the wreckage of his past, where a promising hockey career was derailed by tragedy and personal demons. Now working as a truck driver in the frozen wastelands of Alaska, Owen agrees to take on a high-paying but mysterious job transporting a top-secret cargo. His new assignment takes him aboard The Borealis Express, a sleek, heavily guarded train cutting through the icy wilderness during one of the most brutal blizzards in years.