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    The Alaska Railroad (reporting mark ARR) is a Class II railroad that operates freight and passenger trains in the state of Alaska. The railroad's mainline...
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  • following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Alaska. Alaska Railroad (ARR) White Pass and Yukon Route (WPY) Alaska-Alberta Railway Alaska Anthracite...
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    the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state...
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    eclipse the railroad's importance in Alaska's economy. The railroad played a vital role in Alaska's development, moving freight into Alaska while transporting...
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    city near the mouth of Ship Creek in 1915 when construction on the Alaska Railroad began, Anchorage was incorporated as a city in November 1920. In September...
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  • Alaska Railroad 557 is an S160 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive built in 1944 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the U.S. Army Transportation...
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    1908. In 1915, construction of the Alaska Railroad brought new settlers, who doubled Nenana's population. The railroad connected Nenana to the southern...
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    southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad and the historic starting point of the original Iditarod Trail to Interior Alaska, with Mile 0 of the trail...
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    population of 398,328 in 2020. Established at the intersection of the Alaska Railroad and Old Carle Wagon Road, the city prospered at the expense of the...
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    in 1916 when the area was chosen as a district headquarters for the Alaska Railroad. A post office opened as well as a sawmill, trading post, cigar and...
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    This interest sparked financiers to consider constructing the Alaska Central Railroad in 1904. The advent of World War I created a need for high-quality...
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    Retrieved 17 October 2017. "Alaska Railroad". Retrieved 25 September 2020. "Commuter Rail Studyand Operations Plan" (PDF). Alaska Railroad. January 3, 2002. Archived...
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    for use on its WES Commuter Rail line that were built in 2007–2008. Alaska Railroad ordered one bi-level DMU that was built in 2008. In 2024, the French...
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    200. Cantwell is the western terminus of the Denali Highway. Once an Alaska Railroad flag stop at the junction with the Denali Highway, it was founded off...
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    After congress approved the completion of the Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks in 1914, it was decided that a new town should be built as a port...
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    Department Alaska Railroad Corporation Police Department Office of the United States Marshal for the District of Alaska University of Alaska Anchorage...
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    complete with port and railroad, near Whittier Glacier and named the facility Camp Sullivan. The spur of the Alaska Railroad to Camp Sullivan was completed...
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    Canadian and U.S. Class III 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska, with Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon. An isolated system...
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    moved to promising finds at Ruby and Iditarod. Construction of the Alaska Railroad caused a surge of economic activity and allowed heavy equipment to...
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  • transportation within Alaska. The DNR actively researches and pursues historical trail use to assert public access to RS 2477 trails. The Alaska Railroad runs from...
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    Anchorage. Debris from the crash was spread along 200 feet (60 m) of the Alaska Railroad tracks which carry passenger and freight trains daily through the base...
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  • The Alaska Anthracite Railroad Company was formed about 1907 by several people to exploit the Bering River coal fields after the Alaska Syndicate that...
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    contention with locals. Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts – theater, art gallery, and meeting hall. Crooked Creek & Whiskey Island Railroad – operating 3 ft...
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  • Runaway Train (film) (category Films set in Alaska)
    Train". www.AlaskaRails.org. Retrieved September 21, 2017. "RailPictures.Net Photo: ARR 3010 Alaska Railroad EMD GP40-2 at Whittier, Alaska by Nick Ozorak"...
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    predecessor to the Alaska Railroad began to be built, which would connect from Seward to Fairbanks by 1923, though Alaska still has no railroad connecting it...
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    Fairbanks The Tanana Valley Railroad (TVRR) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that operated in the Tanana Valley of Alaska from 1905 to about 1917...
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    their support industries form the backbone of the area economy. An Alaska Railroad spur from Fairbanks to Delta Junction has been proposed to transport...
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    1993, the Alaska Railroad ordered SD70MACs with head-end power to make them suitable for both freight and passenger service; no other railroad ordered this...
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    region is Alaska’s best-connected region, with the Port of Anchorage, Ted Stevens, Anchorage International Airport, and the Alaska Railroad servicing...
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    was once a town there is now only a railroad and road junction linking the Seward Highway and the Alaska Railroad to Portage Glacier park and the Anton...
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