Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Alaska Railroad was completed three decades before Alaska became a state. It stretches from Seward to Fairbanks, the ...

A recent opinion piece by John Pletcher raised questions about the Alaska Railroad right-of-way. Mr. Pletcher suggests the Alaska Railroad Corp. -- the public corporation that owns and operates the ...

August “Gus” Cohn documented the earliest days of this settler burg in its original form as a railroad boomtown, capturing ...

Alaska Railroad is enhancing its 2026 summer season offerings with a new Seward terminal, fresh travel packages like the 12-day 'Grande Alaska Tour' and updated routes including the Coastal Classic ...

An Alaska Railroad crew works on track repairs at rail milepost 71.5 near Girdwood on Jan. 20, 2023. An avalanche had hit the tracks overnight on Jan. 16, and a freight train hit the debris early on ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ceremonial act that marked the launch of a system to ...

The Alaska Railroad on Saturday, July 15, 2023, commemorated the 100th anniversary of its 1923 golden spike moment in Nenana, Alaska. With a crowd of more than 800, guests included state officials, ...

The Alaska Railroad is getting ready to mark 100 years since the completion of its 470-mile mainline with winter service and a new travel package. On July 15, 1923, President Warren G. Harding drove ...

Harry Ross started moving trains when he was 21. Fifty years later, he’s still transporting passengers and freight by rail across the state. “I do not believe there has ever been nobody as foolish as ...

The Alaska Railroad was completed three decades before Alaska became a state. It stretches from Seward to Fairbanks, the northernmost passenger train station in North America. With its glass dome and ...