The Matanuska-Susitna Borough continues to envision the railroad extension now being built to Port MacKenzie as a major step forward for resource development in Alaska.

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FAIRBANKS—Nine loaded railcars separated from a train and hit a delivery trailer Monday night near Spenard Builders Supply on Phillips Field Road.

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Nine flat railroad cars loaded with pipe separated and rolled away during a switching operation at the Alaska Railroad's Fairbanks yard late Monday.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Railroad says no injuries were reported in an incident at its Fairbanks rail yard Monday night, in which nine loaded flatcars rolled down the tracks loose and struck three vehicles.

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One of 10 engines to be delivered to Matanuska Electric Association's new Eklutna power plant.

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FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Railroad Corporation board of directors has begun accepting applications for a new president and chief executive officer.

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FAIRBANKS - People from across the country are expected in Fairbanks next month for the opportunity to ride rare rails as part of the 2013 National Railway Historical Society Convention, which Alaska is hosting in September.

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FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Railroad has found a route for boaters to go around the new Tanana River bridge under construction near Salcha.

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FAIRBANKS - Moose hunters traveling on the Tanana River will have to take an alternate route around the new $180 million bridge being built in Salcha.

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FAIRBANKS - Rail service through Healy Canyon is expected to return to normal later this week after a landslide forced trains to slow down.

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FAIRBANKS - Most Fairbanskans have probably seen the "Denali" Pullman car on display at Pioneer Park, but how many know its history?

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FAIRBANKS, Alaska— Construction of a new $180 million Tanana River bridge at Salcha is limiting traffic on the river.

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The mid-summer sky is reflected on one of Alaska Railroad’s GoldStar coaches on the Coastal Classic train. Mountainsides of magenta fireweed and, mixed forests, moose, Dall sheep, eagles and glaciers (and sometimes bears and caribou) were part of the 114 mile train trip between Seward and Anchorage. Trains are magical. Whether we’re talking about Northern California’s quaint

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The 72-ton railroad bridge girder that tumbled into a ditch off the Richardson Highway July 1 may be usable after all.

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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - The chief executive officer of the state-owned Alaska Railroad is stepping down after his three-year contract expires in September. 

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FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Railroad board approved a permit Tuesday for a proposed pedestrian/bike trail on the north side of the Chena River from near the existing pedestrian bridge near Pioneer Park downstream to Peger Road.

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ALASKA RAILROAD - Riding the Hurricane Turn is like taking a trip back in time. "All aboard!" shouted Conductor Warren Redfearn. "It's the last flag stop train in the United States. In the 1800's every train was a flag stop train," said Redfearn.

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A new look for the industry-centric Ship Creek corridor in Anchorage garnered mixed reviews from those who attended the public unveiling of the Ship Creek Master Plan July 10 at the Anchorage Museum.

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Perhaps no place in Alaska is a region’s story more intertwined with the Alaska Railroad than here in the Mat-Su Borough. Communities like Knik, Wasilla, Sutton, Matanuska, Susitna Station and Talkeetna all directly trace their existence - or extinction - to the railroad.

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NENANA, Alaska - Nenana, a small town 50 miles south of Fairbanks, became a venue for a big visit by the President of the United States for the completion of the Alaska Railroad.

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A new long-range plan for Anchorage's mucky, industrial Ship Creek area would create a new section of downtown that merges retail, residential and entrepreneurial development.

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Seen in Seattle: ARR flat #17014 with used Nordco spiker, ARR logo but no number. ARR flat #17104 with a Rail King car mover.
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FAIRBANKS - A trucker hauling a massive steel girder to the Tanana River railroad bridge project in Salcha lost control of his rig and dumped the load Monday along the Richardson Highway south of Paxson.

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