Alaska Railroad seeks to overhaul and expand Seward cruise ship terminal - 9/29/19 |
The Alaska Railroad is looking for a partner to help it update and expand its cruise ship facilities in Seward in order to meet ever-increasing demand in the state’s tourism industry. |
Governor fills board seats for Alaska Railroad and aerospace agency - 9/20/19 |
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday filled open slots on the Alaska railroad and aerospace agency boards. |
Potter Hill Earthquake Damage Repair & Restoration - 9/6/19 |
The ARRC is currently seeking to issue a Heavy Civil Construction contract for embankment and drainage system reconstruction. |
Athearn announces HO scale ARR gondolas - 9/1/19 |
Athearn will begin taking orders for a Ready To Run 1940's era 40-foot gondola August 30 with delivery expected August 2020. Numbers available are 13613, 13634 and 13457. |
Snow River water recedes; repairs get underways - 8/27/19 |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Having assessed damage from Snow River high water over the weekend, the Alaska Railroad (ARRC) expects modified train service to continue through Thursday, Aug. 29, as track maintenance crews repair damaged infrastructure. |
Railroad cancels Aug. 24 and 25 Fair Trains - 8/23/19 |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Railroad (ARRC) has cancelled the State Fair Trains scheduled to operate between Anchorage and Palmer on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24-25. |
Alaska Railroad cancels passenger service between Anchorage and Denali due to wildfire - 8/19/19 |
The Alaska Railroad has canceled all passenger service between Anchorage and Denali National Park and Preserve due to the wildfire burning north of Willow, the corporation announced Monday. |
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ANCHORAGE, (KTUU) - The Alaska Railroad (ARRC) announced it’s stopping all passenger service between Anchorage and Denali Park because of the McKinley Fire north of Willow. |
Wind-driven wildfire prompts evacuation notice; Parks Highway reopens - 8/16/19 |
Northbound travel on the Alaska Railroad was restricted because of the McKinley Fire, in addition to a landslide around Denali National Park and Preserve, fire officials said. |
Erosion causes railroad closure north of Denali Park - 8/16/19 |
Erosion caused by heavy rains north of Denali National Park and Preserve prompted the Alaska Railroad to close the railroad. |
Mudslides near Denali close park road, delay trains - 8/6/19 |
A large mudslide briefly closed the road into Denali National Park and Preserve Sunday as crews worked to clear the debris near Polychrome Pass, park officials say. |
Locomotive Refueling Facility Construction - 7/24/19 AlaskaRailroad.com |
This phase will remove and replace the existing fueling island, piping and fuel arms before passenger season 2020. New refueling island shall be fully operational on existing tankage by May 1st 2020. |
Port of Seward Passenger Terminal Development - 7/24/19 AlaskaRailroad.com |
The goal of this project is to reconstruct the ARRC cruise passenger terminal in Seward, Alaska with a dock, terminal building, and potentially upland commercial development within the ARRC’s Seward terminal reserve, west of the existing railroad yard. This project will provide for long-term growth in cruise passenger traffic to and from Seward, with the intent to maximize revenue growth to ARRC through cruise ship activity, related up-land commercial development, and use of ARRC railroad passenger service to and from the terminal. |
Spotlight on youth: All aboard a program giving youth "real world" experience - 7/18/19 KTUU.com By Ariane Aramburo |
There are many ways to take in Alaska's beauty. Either by boat, by plane and on this particular day, it was by train. |
FRA issues grants for 45 rail projects - 7/15/19 |
Last month, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the nearly four dozen recipients of more than $326 million in grant funding under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) and Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) programs. |
Alaska Railroad signs initial deal for link to Canada and the rest of the country - 7/1/19 Anchorage Daily News By James Brooks |
JUNEAU - The Alaska Railroad Corp. board of directors has approved an agreement with a firm seeking to link Alaska and Canada by rail. The board voted unanimously Thursday morning to approve the deal, which does not require the state-owned railroad corporation to fund the project. |
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