| The day of bush residents loading canoes, regfrigerators, aluminum
siding, etc on RDCs for transport to their remote homes is over.
The Alaska Railroad has now instituted the Tundra Truck Service.
Below is a posted flyer regarding this new service:
Alaska Railroad Tundra Truck Service Items for Tundra Truck need to be dropped off at ARR Warehouse in Anchorage 485 - Ocean Dock Road Before Noon on Tuesdays Tundra Truck leaves Anchorage for Talkeetna On Wednesday Morning The Tundra Truck will stop at Moors and Three Rivers If you would prefer, the Tundra Truck can pick your order up at Moors or Three Rivers. They will do that, but only if your order as well the delivery fee for the Tundra Truck has been prepaid. Anchorage to Gold Creek US $8.36 per 100 wt Anchorage to beyond Gold Creek US $8.63 per 100 wt Minimum delivery fee US $50.00 Items for the Tundra Truck can also be dropped off at the Section house in Talkeetna. Since the exact arrival time of the Tundra Truck in Talkeetna is unknown your Items are unsupervised until pick up and your items are unprotected. All Pick up orders at Anchorage ARR Warehouse, Moors, Three Rivers and Talkeetna ARR Section Need to be prepaid in Anchorage The Tundra Truck is a standard truck with a mounted boom arm to load heavy items onto its bed. It is equipped with hi-rail gear so it can then transport these items down the rails to a close drop off point for the residents.
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