Take the Fair Train to the Alaska State Fair and save on fuel, parking and headaches. Avoid traffic jams and enjoy a scenic and relaxing ride aboard one of our comfortable coaches.

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CSHB 122(FIN): "An Act authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska; and providing for an effective date."

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Sen. Bert Stedman questions whether the Port MacKenzie rail expansion project is ready for funding, in Senate Finance Committee on Sunday.
The Senate Finance Committee on Sunday stripped funding for the completion of the Port MacKenzie rail extension project.

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Alaska Railroad passenger cars are currently transitioning from hardwired connections between each carriage to a wireless Inter-Consist Link (ICL) solution. This modification will add a Wi-Fi network that will cover each passenger car and connect each car to the backbone network. The Wi-Fi network will initially be used for car to car communications and should allow for future guest access, point of sale data collection, and other improvements.

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A federal grant of $460,000 will be used to expand a solar power system at Whistle Hill in Soldotna, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced late last month.

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Standard gauge steam could return to the “Last Frontier” as early as next year as the decade-long operational restoration of Alaska Railroad 2-8-0 557 enters the homestretch. 

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A new development arose in the conversation surrounding the proposed upgrade to the sewer line in the Whistle Hill area during the Soldotna City Council meeting on Wednesday, March 27th.

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A state legislator has introduced a bill calling for privatization of the Alaska Railroad — although even the bill’s sponsor says the purpose is as much about inspiring discussion as it is about potentially triggering a sale.

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This specification is intended to cover a 110-ton nominal capacity, 64' long New General Service flat car. The car consists of a fish belly center sill, cold rolled channel side sills, and a flat wood floor extending from end sill to end sill.

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For thirty years Alaska had a small coal export industry, but with demolition slated for the state’s only coal loading facility, those days are likely gone forever.

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