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SEASON TWO CREW MEMBER “FREIGHT TRAIN” RETURNS TO LEAD THE COMPETITORS THROUGH THEIR INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE OF DELIVERING BOXES, ON “TOUGH AS NAILS,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Freight Train” – Season two crew member “Freight Train” returns to lead the competitors through their individual challenge of delivering boxes, on TOUGH AS NAILS, Wednesday, Oct. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Phil Keoghan is the creator, host and executive producer/showrunner.

The TOUGH AS NAILS competitors are:

Name: Kelsy Reynolds

Job: Crop duster

Age: 30

Hometown: Mansfield, Ill.

Name: Christine Connors

Job: Ironworker

Age: 29

Hometown: Johnstown, Pa.

Current Residence: Glendora, Calif.

Name: Takeru “Tak” Tanabe

Job: Construction foreman

Age: 35

Hometown: Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i

Current Residence: Kona, Hawai’i

Name: Jerome Kupuka'a

Job: Heavy equipment operator

Age: 48

Hometown: Ewa Beach, Hawai’i

Current Residence: Kapolei, Hawai’i

Name: Lamar Edwin Hanger

Job: Carpenter

Age: 54

Hometown: Orange County, Calif.

Current Residence: Eastvale, Calif.

Name: Lia Mort

Job: Jill-of-all-trades

Age: 54

Hometown: Lititz, Pa.

Current Residence: Richfield, Pa.

Name: Dequincey “Quincey” Walker

Job: Diesel mechanic

Age: 34

Hometown: Lamar, S.C.

Current Residence: Florence, S.C.

Name: Kalimba Edwards

Job: Fire captain

Age: 43

Current Residence: Minneapolis, Minn.

Name: Mike Shaffer

Job: Lineman

Age: 32

Hometown: Brewerton, N.Y.

Name: Elizabeth Rillera

Job: Contractor

Age: 37

Hometown: Shelton, Wash.

Current Residence: Olympia, Wash.

Name: Sarah Ham

Job: Cement mason

Age: 30

Current Residence: Queens, N.Y.

Name: Alfredo “Alfie” P. Rivera

Job: Construction supervisor

Age: 55

Hometown: Santiago, Chile

Current Residence: Lilburn, Ga.

TOUGH AS NAILS is produced by Raquel Productions Inc., in association with Tough House Productions Inc. Phil Keoghan and Louise Keoghan are the creators and executive producers.

CHEAT TWEET: Season 2 crew member Freight Train returns to lead the competitors through the individual challenge delivering boxes, Wed. 10/20 on CBS! 9/8c. Hosted by @PhilKeoghan https://bit.ly/3FPHmEj

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Website: https://www.cbs.com/shows/tough-as-nails

Twitter: www.twitter.com/toughasnailscbs

Instagram: @toughasnails

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Phil Keoghan on Twitter: @PhilKeoghan

Phil Keoghan on Instagram: @philiminator

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Press Contacts:

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818-655-1597

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Photo Contact:

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212-975-0897

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