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Lynn Canal's location as a penetrating waterway into the interior connects Skagway and Haines, Alaska, to Juneau and the rest of the Inside Passage thus making it a major route for shipping, cruise ships, and ferries. During the Klondike Gold Rush it was a major route to the boom towns of Skagway and Dyea and
A June 2006 report on connecting Alaska to the continental railroad network suggested Carmacks as a hub, with a branch line to Whitehorse and beyond to either Skagway or Haines, Alaska. White Pass and Yukon DL535 locomotive #109, seen in 2013. Today, half of the original fleet of DL535 locomotives now reside in Durango, Colorado as of 2021.
Leaving Juneau, I like routes that head north to Skagway, a town with a rich history tied to the Klondike Gold Rush. Nestled in a glacial valley, Skagway's steep valley walls and snow-covered ...
Alaska's portion of the Inside Passage extends 500 miles (800 km) from north to south and 100 miles (160 km) from east to west. The area encompasses 1,000 islands and thousands of coves and bays. While the Alexander Archipelago in Alaska provides some protection from the Pacific Ocean weather, much of the area experiences strong semi-diurnal tides.
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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 Mines Railway; Tanana Valley ...
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.)
The new road would be 47.9 miles long, built at an estimated cost of $574 million, [1] and be a part of Alaska Route 7. The plan of the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) called for extending "The Road" northward from Juneau to a ferry terminal 18 miles south of Skagway. [2]