PALMER -- The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is resurrecting the scramble for funding to finish a railroad extension across Point MacKenzie.

Get into training this winter on the Alaska Railroad with a Winter Escape Getaway, offered now through mid-May.

The GP40-2 was EMD’s follow-up to the very successful GP40 locomotive model. While many internal upgrades were introduced (such as the use of improved, modular Dash 2 electrical components), there were some external differences between the early production GP40-2 and late-production GP40. This included an engine water-level sight glass on the right side of the body (a feature common to all EMD Dash 2 models), a larger electrical cabinet air filter box, a lengthened battery compartment on the left side, and a slightly modified cab.

Are you looking to get away for the holidays? The Alaska Railroad is expanding its aurora train service to Fairbanks to catch the northern lights.

“Moose! Moose! We’ve got three moose on the right!”

Click the link below to view a video of clearing the snow in the Whitter rail yard.

The Alaska Railroad operates year-round, connecting Anchorage and Fairbanks. Watch landscapes drenched in ivory, sapphire blue skies, and wild moose glide past your large windows from the warmth of the Aurora Winter Train.

The Alaska Railroad last month became the first American railroad to gain approval to transport liquefied natural gas, the latest achievement for freight rail in a state where it serves as a vital economic engine.

The Alaska Railroad last month became the first American railroad to gain approval to transport liquefied natural gas, the latest achievement for freight rail in a state where it serves as a vital economic engine.

The only land route in and out of Whittier has reopened after about three days of closure as a contract crew finished work at the site of a rockfall.

Crews will begin work Wednesday to repair a rockfall that closed the road-and-rail tunnel to Whittier for routine travel "until further notice," though state officials hope to briefly allow traffic to and from the Prince William Sound town later in the day.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Railroad (ARRC) will release its 2017 annual poster/print at three public sale-and-signing events featuring artist Taffina Katkus, who will sign prints and posters. Folks who drop by can enter a free drawing for rail tickets.

The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, also known as the Whittier Tunnel, remains closed until further notice due to a rock fall hazard inside the tunnel. The tunnel was closed at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25.

A geologist with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) has inspected the tunnel and has recommended the removal of loose rock and additional stabilization of the remaining rock in the area where the hazard exists. This will require the installation of rock bolts and high tension mesh. ADOT&PF has contracted with Advanced Blasting to perform the required repairs.

Fallen rock discovered inside the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel closed the only road access to and from the Southcentral Alaska town of Whittier on Tuesday afternoon.

The Alaska Railroad's special Kid's Halloween Train encountered a scary situation Saturday morning — a stolen vehicle blocking the route in Anchorage's Spenard neighborhood.

Patrick Durand received his first American Flyer train set with his three brothers in about 1950 and has never stopped upgrading.

Hit with a sharp plunge in profits, the Alaska Railroad is pinning its financial hopes on new opportunities that include increased ridership, shipments of liquefied natural gas, and lease revenue from marijuana retail stores.

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