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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 ]
This is a route-map template for Rail transport in Alaska, an Alaska railway network. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
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.)
Fairbanks Depot is a freight and passenger railroad station in Fairbanks, Alaska. The station is the northern terminus for Alaska Railroad 's Denali Star and Aurora Winter Train routes. [ 1 ]
Alaska Northern Railway; Alaska Pacific Railway and Terminal Company; Catalla and Carbon Mountain Railway; Copper River and Northwestern Railway; 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 ...
In areas not served by road or rail, primary summer transportation is by all-terrain vehicle and primary winter transportation is by snowmobile, or "snow machine," as it is commonly referred to in Alaska. Alaska has the highest percentage of people whose method of commute to work is walking. [22] [clarification needed]
Former railway stations in Alaska (1 C, 1 P) Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska (5 P) A. Alaska Railroad stations (1 C, 10 P)
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 ...