Ex-ARR
1551 and 1552 status - 12/27/11
Submitted by an anonymous source |
| GMTX 203 & 204 - ex-ARR 1551 & 1552 - nee-LEF 25 & 26 They will come out of the shops in Tacoma in late January & will have been painted in the blue GATX scheme. They will go into the GATX lease fleet, waiting for a working assignment. They have not been to work for almost 2 years - having been retired & then sold by Alaska RR. Nice to see they will be back at work instead of meeting the scrapper. . |
Usibelli
expects record-breaking year - 12/20/11
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Staff Report |
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FAIRBANKS - Aurora Energy Services, a subsidiary of Usibelli Coal Mine Inc., expects to exceed 1 million metric tons of coal exports in 2011, the company announced. It will be the first time the company has reached the milestone in 26 years. Approximately four trains per week travel the Alaska Railroad between Healy and Seward, carrying about 7,000 tons of coal in each. |
National
Railway Historical Society to convene in Alaska - 12/13/11
Trains Online |
| ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Railway Historical
Society has revealed it’ll hold its 2013 convention in Anchorage,
Alaska. The event will also include pre-convention activities in Fairbanks,
Alaska, and several charter train operations on Alaska Railroad. The convention will include an in-depth look at rail operations and history in the state. It’ll take place in mid-September. Details are available at www.nrhs.com. . |
Driver
escapes injury as train demolishes his car - 12/13/11
Anchorage Daily News By CASEY GROVE |
A man whose car was struck by a train after he drove through a Wasilla railroad crossing Monday night was apparently uninjured in the collision, according to the Alaska Railroad. |
Ex-ARR
MP-15s purchased by GMTX - 11/1/11 Submitted by an anonymous source |
GMTX leasing company purchased all four of the ex-ARR MP-15s.
Numbers 1551, 1552, 1553 and 1554 are now 203, 204, 205 and 206 respectively.
For photos and more information click here. |
Usibelli
withdraws permit request for Sutton coal mine - 10/24/11 Anchorage Daily News By CASEY GROVE |
The leaseholder for a controversial coal mine proposed in the Matanuska Valley has withdrawn its application for a state air quality permit for a second time, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation and the company, Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. |
Spooky
Train offers free rides to costumed kiddos - 10/21/11 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Julie Stricker |
Photo courtesy Bill Shechter Rides on the Spooky Train are free for children in costume.FAIRBANKS - If Old Engine No. 1 could talk, it could probably tell some pretty good ghost tales. But since the 110-year-old steam engine’s conversation is limited to huffing and puffing, local ghosts, goblins, wizards, witches and spooky beings of all sorts can take a ride Saturday at Pioneer Park and come up with their own stories to tell. |
LaHood
Holds Roundtable On Seward Highway Issues - 10/1/11 KTUU Channel 2 News by Todd Walker |
GIRDWOOD, Alaska— The nation's top transportation official is in Alaska this week. Tuesday morning, Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood heard from community leaders in Girdwood on what to do about one of the deadliest roads in the state: the Seward Highway. |
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