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An Alaska Railroad passenger train rolling between Anchorage, Denali National Park and Fairbanks. The Alaska Railroad's first diesel locomotive entered service in 1944. The railroad retired its last steam locomotive in 1966. In 1958, land for the future Clear Air Force Station was purchased. (Clear is about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) south of Nenana.)
Girdwood Depot is a passenger railroad station in Girdwood, [1] south of Anchorage, Alaska. The station offers service for the Alaska Railroad 's Coastal Classic and Glacier Discovery routes. [ 2 ]
Anchorage Depot, also known as Alaska Railroad Depot, is the railroad station at the center of the Alaska Railroad system at the junction of the two main lines their trains run on. It serves as the starting point for many tourists traveling on the luxury trains such as the Denali Star . [ 2 ]
As far as is known, the CR&NW was the only railway in Alaska to employ wigwags at railroad crossings. [10] The good ore in the mines ran out and the last train ran on 11 Nov. 1938. [11] In 1941, the Kennecott Corporation donated the railroad right-of-way to the United States "for use as a public highway". In 1953 conversion was started.
The Denali Star is a passenger and semi-luxury train operated by the Alaska Railroad between the cities of Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska. [2] It is a seasonal train, only operating between the months of May and September. [1] The Aurora Winter Train operates along the similar route during the rest of the year at a less frequent weekend schedule.
Council City and Solomon River Railroad; Golovin Bay Railroad; Nome Arctic Railway; Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company (White Pass and Yukon Route) Seward Peninsula Railway; Tanana Mines Railway; Tanana Valley Railroad; Valdez, Copper River and Tanana Railroad; Valdez-Yukon Railroad; Wild Goose Railroad; Yakutat and Southern Railway
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Chase Depot is a passenger train station in Chase, Alaska. The area offers service for the Alaska Railroad's Aurora Winter Train. [1] The station is primarily used for hikers and backpackers traveling through the remote area of Chase. The station opened in 1922. [2]