WHITTIER -- The tunnel taking vehicle and train traffic to and from the port town of Whittier will be closed Thursday night. Officials with the Alaska Department of Transportation say in a release that the closure is necessary to make repairs to the rail line running through the tunnel.

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WHITTIER - A big-budget feature film is set to begin production in the tiny Southcentral community of Whittier in January, city officials and producers announced Friday. The film, “Hunter Killer,” appears to be on track to be the largest production in Alaska history.

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With a few quick toots from the horn, this year's Alaska Railroad holiday train took off from the Anchorage depot on Saturday morning with scores of excited children and their parents in tow.

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The state will need to pony up nearly $120 million to finish the Port MacKenzie rail extension to keep business opportunities alive, according to Matanuska-Susitna Borough leaders.

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Fairbanks - The driver of a two-door sedan lost control on Phillips Field Road on Monday afternoon and crashed into the railroad tracks along the road.

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ANCHORAGE –-- No need to hibernate this season. It's the first Thursday of the month and that means it's time to talk family fun. Daybreak's family fun expert, Erin Kirkland of AK on the GO, stopped by the KTVA Studios with a few ways to jump-start winter with the kiddos.

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FAIRBANKS -- The state of Alaska reached an agreement Monday with Flint Hills Resources for cleanup methods on-site at the company's North Pole refinery.

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WASILLA -- After four years of trying, Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. finally has the state surface mining permit it needs to start work at the Wishbone Hill mine near Palmer.

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Volunteers from the Engine 557 Restoration Company, an Alaska nonprofit corporation, are working on the "restoration to operation" of an Alaska Railroad S-160 class 2-8-0 steam locomotive built in 1944 and originally used by the U.S. Army during World War II. The Alaska Railroad Corp. plans to operate the locomotive on excursions to Portage during the summer.

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RAILROAD ALASKA returns for a second season chronicling everyday challenges faced by homesteaders living along Alaska's critical 650-mile-long railroad and the elite crew of workers that must keep the train rolling to deliver life-sustaining supplies.

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