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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Commuter rail in North America (redirect from Commuter railroad)
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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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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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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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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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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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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White Pass and Yukon Route (redirect from White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad)
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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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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Hurricane Gulch Bridge (category Alaska Railroad)
Gulch Bridge is a 918-foot (280 m) long steel arch railroad bridge that crosses Hurricane Gulch, Alaska. It is located at milepost 284.2, counting from Seward...
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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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Fairbanks Depot (redirect from Fairbanks (Alaska Railroad station))
is a freight and passenger railroad station in Fairbanks, Alaska. The station is the northern terminus for Alaska Railroad's Denali Star and Aurora Winter...
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Colorado Railcar DMU (section Alaska Railroad)
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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