Coach 208 is outside the paint booth.

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According to FRA, the $8.2 billion investment builds on a $16.4 billion investment announced last month for 25 projects of national significance along America’s busiest rail corridor. To date, the Biden-Harris Administration has announced nearly $30 billion in investments for the nation’s rail system.

[Also see page three of FY22-23 Federal-State Partnership (National) Grant Program Selections]

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Stretching from Seward in the south and Fairbanks in the north, the rails of the Alaska Railroad treat tourists to miles of stunning views of mountains and glaciers, waterfalls and wildlife. But for some residents, those rails are a lifeline for people in the entirely roadless wilderness. Correspondent Conor Knighton takes a ride.

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The Seward Material Handling Terminal (“Coal Dock”) was constructed in 1984, and used for coal export until 2016. The facility has remained idle since then. ARRC wishes to remove and dispose of the deteriorating offshore equipment. Support marine structures, and onshore segments may also be included in work if funding is available.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Railroad announces the release and print signing dates for Women on the Railroad, celebrating the all-women, Athabascan crew of section hands who worked near Cantwell in 1945.

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Many Anchorage residents opposed the original version of the proposed lease, because it would likely block a project to connect the Spenard-area Fish Creek Trail to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.

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