2019 News Archive
(January - March)
 
Passenger Coach Reupholster Project - 3/1/19
AlaskaRailroad.com

Solicitation for reupholstering of passenger coaches 651-656 and 751.

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Railroad service set to resume late Friday night after derailment - 1/19/19
Anchorage Daily News
By Madeline McGee

Update, Friday 5:53 p.m.: The Alaska Railroad Corp. will reopen the mainline track beginning Friday night.

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Alaska Railroad plans to resume service late Friday, Saturday - 1/19/19
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Staff Report

FAIRBANKS - Rail service is expected to resume late Friday night or early Saturday following a mid-week derailment of a single rail car that caused 2 miles of track damage just south of Cantwell, the Alaska Railroad announced Thursday.

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Alaska Railroad installs winter shelter at Denal National Park depot - 1/19/19
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
By Kris Capps

DENALI PARK - The Alaska Railroad has installed a winter shelter at the Denali National Park train depot to accommodate winter visitors who end up waiting for rides to their Denali destinations.

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Railroad service expected to resume ‘late Friday night or early Saturday morning’ after derailment - 1/18/19
Anchorage Daily News
By Madeline McGee

The Alaska Railroad Corp. expects rail service to resume this weekend now that a fuel tanker that damaged portions of the Alaska Railroad when it derailed early Tuesday morning has been cleared from the tracks, the rail company said in a statement Thursday afternoon.

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Repairs underway on Cantwell railroad tracks after fuel tanker derailment - 1/16/19
Anchorage Daily News
By Madeline McGee

The Alaska Railroad Corp. expects to have its trains back on schedule by Friday evening after a derailed fuel tanker ripped up multiple portions of track early Tuesday morning.

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Fuel tanker derailment south of Cantwell disrupts railroad service - 1/15/19
Anchorage Daily News
By Alex DeMarban

The Alaska Railroad Corp. is investigating after a single railcar carrying jet fuel rolled off the tracks near Cantwell on Tuesday, disrupting freight service for at least two days and possibly passenger service over the weekend.

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UPDATE: Alaska Railroad derailment damaged 'several thousand railroad ties' - 1/15/19
ktuu.com
By Daniel Kirby 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Update: Thursday, Jan. 17, 4:50 p.m.: Alaska Railroad service is expected to resume late Friday night or early Saturday morning according to ARRC officials, who said in a statement Thursday evening that the derailment early Tuesday morning damaged several thousand railroad ties.

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Addie Camp Train Car Eatery and Wine Bar has grand opening - 1/4/19
peninsulaclarion.com
By Victoria Petersen

Soldotna’s newest restaurant, Addie Camp Train Car Eatery and Wine Bar, is having its grand opening today.

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Alaska Railroad solicitation for ditching services - 1/1/19
AlaskaRailroad.com

Clean and slope ditch lines in numerous locations throughout the rail belt during the spring months of 2019.

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