2018 News Archive
(January - March)
 

Old depot is a monument to Seward’s survival as a railroad town
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
By Ray Bonnell

FAIRBANKS -- The old railroad depot in Seward is testament to the travails the city has gone through as a railroad town.

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Alaska Railroad’s first black conductor celebrates unprecedented 50 years with company - 3/9/18
Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
By Victoria Petersen

Harry Ross started moving trains when he was 21. Fifty years later, he’s still transporting passengers and freight by rail across the state.

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Blasting Services for Divide Tunnel Removal - 2/7/18
AlaskaRailroad.com

Invitation to bid

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Alaska Railroad installs Lindamood as VP of engineering - 2/6/18
Progressive Railroading

Alaska Railroad Corp. (ARRC) has promoted Brian Lindamood from director of project management to vice president of engineering.

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The Alaska Railroad - Seward Route Add-On for Train Simulator - 2/5/18
DovetailGames.com

One of North America’s most majestic, challenging, and famous contemporary railroad lines comes to Train Simulator with the Alaska Railroad – Seward to Anchorage route! 

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Modern Living in Downtown Anchorage - 1/19/18
downtownedge.com

The Rail, located northwest of West 2nd Ave.  & Christensen Drive, is Anchorage’s newest mixed use project.  Situated on over 11 acres of Alaska Railroad land, this project will include luxury townhomes, apartment suites, retail/restaurant space, an outdoor performance venue and parks connected to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. 

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Taskforce to assess new commuter rail service in Alaska - 1/19/18
globalrailnews.com

A taskforce has been established to determine the feasibility of a commuter rail service connecting the communities of Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Anchorage in Alaska, the United States.

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Governor orders new commuter rail study for Valley-Anchorage commuters - 1/10/18
ktuu.com
by By Richard Mauer and Beth Verge

ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday kindled new life into the idea of commuter rail service between Anchorage and Wasilla by issuing an executive order, and thus establishing a nine-member advisory task force to look into the issue.

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Flooring to be replaced in passenger car ultradomes - 1/10/18
alaskarailroad.com

ARRC Passenger Car Flooring Replacement ARR 651,652,653,654,655, and 656

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