The Alaska Railroad was completed three decades before Alaska became a state. It stretches from Seward to Fairbanks, the northernmost passenger train station in North America. With its glass dome and ...

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 system to ...

An Alaska Railroad crew works on track repairs at rail milepost 71.5 near Girdwood on Jan. 20, 2023. An avalanche had hit the tracks overnight on Jan. 16, and a freight train hit the debris early on ...

The Alaska Railroad passes through diverse terrain ranging from seacoast to mountains. (Glenn Aronwits/Alaska Railroad) The Alaska Railroad offers one of the most scenic train rides in the world.

Exclusive offers are included with Alaska Airlines, Alaska Railroad, Denali flightseeing, glacier cruises, deep sea fishing and all the things travelers want to do when visiting the Land of the ...

Alaska Railroad recently approved a plan for construction of a new $137 million cruise ship port in Seward that is expected to open in time for the 2026 cruise season, according to The Alaska Railroad ...

Winter lays a quiet shimmer across the far north, turning the landscape into a realm that feels untouched and impossibly vast ...

The Alaska Railroad is getting ready to mark 100 years since the completion of its 470-mile mainline with winter service and a new travel package. On July 15, 1923, President Warren G. Harding drove ...

A recent opinion piece by John Pletcher raised questions about the Alaska Railroad right-of-way. Mr. Pletcher suggests the Alaska Railroad Corp. -- the public corporation that owns and operates the ...

The Alaska Railroad Corporation had a rough year in 2016, where it saw a dramatic drop in revenue. The company finished 2016 $4.4 million in the red. Overall, the railroad's revenues for everything ...

Call this the Railroad to Nowhere. Seven years ago, the veteran Republican created a cash gusher for the touristy Alaska Railroad by giving it a share of Congress’s mass transit bucks. In June, he ...

The Alaska Railroad Corp. announced Friday it will eliminate 49 positions — 8 percent of its workforce — as it struggles with revenue declines and a drop in freight tonnage. The railroad, a ...