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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.)
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 ]
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 ]
An additional Alaska Railroad passenger stop, the Whittier NCL Depot, will be placed in service in 2025 along a separate yard track, immediately north of the staging area outside the east portal of the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel. Alaska Railroad passenger trains, operated by Alaska Railroad under charter to NCL Holdings for passengers of ...
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.
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 Seward Depot, also known as the Seward Station, is a former rail depot in Seward, Alaska, United States. The depot was constructed in 1917 at what is now Adams Street and Ballaine Boulevard to serve the railroad line. Seward was and remains the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad. The Seward line was owned by the Alaska Central ...
The Whitney Section House, also known as Whitney Station, is a historic railroad-related building in Wasilla, Alaska. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, which was built in 1917 by the Alaska Railroad. It originally stood at mile 119.1, about 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north of Anchorage Station, and was one of a series built by the railroad and ...