If built, the pilot project would have two trains running daily from Wasilla to Anchorage and back again on existing rail ...

The Alaska Railroad Corp. (ARRC) on Aug. 21 honored the career of Conductor Warren Redfearn, who turned in his conductor’s ...

The railroad has been around longer than Alaska has been a state. President Warren G. Harding celebrated the completion of the Alaska Railroad's main track in July of 1923, driving a "golden spike ...

The Alaska Railroad track that an avalanche hit last week near Girdwood has been repaired and is back in service, restoring a key link between Alaska’s Railbelt and Lower 48 rail freight.

Travelers can explore independently or book excursions through the Alaska Railroad. A trip to Talkeetna means a chance to step foot on an actual glacier or spy Denali from afar with K2 flight tours.

The railroad has been an essential part of Alaska ever since, in part because only 20 percent of the state’s roads are paved. As a result, much of the state depends upon a mixture of air, ferry ...

July 14, 2023 News People News: Cummins, WSP, FourKites, Alaska Railroad Cummins Inc. (Cummins) President and CEO Jennifer Rumsey is named Chair of the Board of Directors. Also, WSP’s Sallye Perrin is ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ceremonial act that marked the launch of a ...

A train derailment involving two Alaska Railroad locomotives was the cause of a diesel fuel spill, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). According to ADEC, the ...

The Alaska Railroad is celebrating the National Park Service’s centennial with a new, eight-day tour this summer of four of Alaska’s most spectacular parks.

Travelers can choose from these and many more 2021 trips with Alaska Railroad. The company has taken a number of precautions to make their 2021 journeys safe for travelers, including capping the ...

An Alaska Railroad engine passes Indian in Turnagain Arm early Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, 2016. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News) It seems everyone in Alaska loves the Alaska Railroad.