| FRA Announces More Than $326 Million in Grants to Support Railroad Infrastructure - 6/17/19 U.S. Department of Transportation Website |
Alaska - Flat Car Electrification Project Up to $1,405,871 Installs or converts 480/240-volt electrical power capabilities on 28 Alaska Railroad Corporation flatcars to allow temperature control on trailer-hauled freight. Alaska - Flat Car Acquisition Project Up to $921,808 Purchases 10 new 89-foot general service flat cars for the Alaska Railroad Corporation, allowing multiple container configurations and the removal of 16 older, shorter flat cars. |
| Friends of the 261 takes delivery of former Milwaukee Road E9 - 6/5/19 Trains Magazine By Steve Glischinski |
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Friends of the 261 has taken delivery of former Milwaukee Road E9 No. 32A, ex-Wisconsin & Southern No. 101. |
| Three years after its last shipment, Seward coal terminal remains closed - 5/9/19 Anchorage Daily News By Elizabeth Earl |
Nearly three years after it went dark, the future of the Seward Coal Loading Facility is still unclear. |
| Small locomotive engine fire extinguished - 5/8/19 alaskarailroad.com |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - At approximately 8:15 a.m. today, a small electrical fire broke out on an Alaska Railroad (ARRC) locomotive (#4318). The engine was part of a static passenger train in use for food and beverage service training. |
| ARRC Port of Anchorage Grading and Drainage Work, Invitation to Bid - 5/4/19 alaskarailroad.com |
The Alaska Railroad, Corp (ARRC) is grading a construction pad for the construction of a petroleum products loading rack within the Port of Alaska. This project will support the construction of new rail tracks and loading racks, as well as the expansion of the ABI Cement track. Once complete, this facility will facilitate the movement of fuels between Anchorage and Fairbanks. |
| Alaska lawmakers pass resolution to connect railroad to Canada - 4/18/19 ktva.com By Angela Krenzien |
The Alaska Senate wants a federal border permit that would allow a railroad crossing to be built between the state and Canada. |
| A railroad connecting Alaska and Canada may be on track for development sooner than later - 4/18/19 ktuu.com By Hank Davis |
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - This week, the Alaska State Senate unanimously passed a resolution urging the U.S. Secretary of State to approve permits for the development of a railway that would connect Alaska and Canada. |
| Railroad chooses 2020 and 2021 art print artists - 4/4/19 AlaskaRailroad.com |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Railroad (ARRC) chose two Anchorage artists to create artwork as the basis for the next two official Alaska Railroad commemorative art prints and posters. Both artists have won the Alaska Railroad Art Contest in prior years. |
| Governor asks Trump for permit needed to connect Alaska railroad to Canada, Lower 48 - 4/1/19 Anchorage Daily News By Alex DeMarban |
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is asking President Donald Trump to grant a presidential permit to extend the Alaska Railroad into Canada, supporting a Canadian company seeking to blaze a new path for Asian-bound products. |
| Modern Living in Downtown Anchorage - 4/1/19 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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