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Doherty Railroad Bunkers - Alaska
"This is the original coal tipple on the Moose Creek Branch
after it left the mainline going up to Eska and Chickaloon. The track
below is standard gauge and the one above is 3 foot gauge going up Moose
Creek to the coal mines. The photo is looking RR South toward the Matanuska
River. -- Pat Durand |
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Mile 87 |
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Rainbow Creek, Government Railway, Alaska |
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The Alaska Railroad |
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Snow shed |
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Snow Shed 54B, Mile 54, Government Railway,
Alaska |
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The Surveyors at mealtime on the Alaska Northern
Diner. We were on top of a boxcar and the road was so rough that we had
to hang on with one hand and use the other to eat with. This is only about
half of the party. |
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Rotary snow plow Mile 7, May 8, Seward, Alaska. |
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Rotary snow plow, May 5, Mile 8, Seward, Alaska |
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Rotary snow plow |
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Panama Steam Shovel mile 2, Government Railway |
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Placer River, Alaska |
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First engine operated by Government Railway,
Seward, Alaska |
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Mile 24 Roadhouse on Government Railroad |
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Snow plows removing slide on Government railroad
between Seward and Anchorage, Alaska |
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Could someone please provide a description
for this photo? |
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Tanana River Bridge, Alaska |
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Snow plow on Government Railroad between Seward
and Anchorage, Alaska |
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Reindeer herd on the Alaska Railroad |
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Railroad trestle between Fairbanks and creeks.
Anna V. |
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First trip of Rotary A.C. Ry. |
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Snow River Mile 14 |
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Tunnel No. 1, Mile 49, A.C.Ry. |
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Snow plow, Alaska Railroad |
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Rotary snow plow |
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Driving first spike in U.S. Road at Ship Creek |
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Knik River Bridge at high flood waters. Matanuska
Valley, Alaska |
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Knik River |
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Alaska Central Railway |
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Ocean dock, Anchorage, Alaska |
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Government lighter at Anchorage, Alaska |
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Knik Bridge and Pioneer Peak - Alaska |
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Government Railroad base of construction, Anchorage,
Alaska |
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"This locomotive crane is unloading timbers
from a ship berthed at the railroad dock in Seward, Alaska during the AEC
days as indicated by the US on the flat car." -- Pat Durand |
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Auto car - Seward, Alaska |
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Alaska Engineering Commission |
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Railroad Camp 1911 Kenai Fjords |
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Pile driver on Knik bridge blew off in storm,
also small buildings |
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A. N. Ry. Seward Alaska ca 1910 |
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1933 ARR Gas Coach to Fairbanks |
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A. E. C. Ry. photo studio, employment office,
engineer offices and depot, Anchorage, Alaska |
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Post Office, Anchorage |
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Terminal buildings, A. E. C. Ry., Anchorage |
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The location is along the Matanuska River which
would be against the base of the mountains in the background. The mountain
at the left rear is Kings Mt. and the the railroad continues up to
Chickaloon and the Navy coal mine and camp. Best guess this is at present
day Sutton where the railroad spur to Jonesville and Eska take off to the
left up the hill. The railroad built a coal washing plant here as
well. Considering the primitive conditions, no tie plates and light rail
this is early on. The camp is still active with the tent frames in
good condition and the board walks still in place. My guess is spring
1918 in early May before the trees leafed out or the mosquitos took wing.
The "black old tramp" on the velocipede is in management
based on his campaign hat and tie. Hip boots and heavy gabardine shirt
were business attire at the time. |
