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Construction of the railroad started in 1903 when the Alaska Central Railroad built a line starting in Seward and extending 50 miles (80 km) north. The Alaska Central went bankrupt in 1907 and was reorganized as the Alaska Northern Railroad Company in 1911, which extended the line another 21 miles (34 km) northward. On March 12, 1914, the U.S ...
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 ]
In 1923, after the railroad began operation and construction was complete, it became the Alaska Railroad Commission, later renamed to The Alaska Railroad. [1] [2] Among other accomplishments, it designed and/or built a number of works listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [3] Works include: Mears Memorial Bridge, built in 1923
In 1974, construction began on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. The pipeline was completed in 1977 at a cost of more than $8 billion. The oil discovery and pipeline construction fueled a boom when oil and construction companies set up headquarters in Anchorage.
1914 – Anchorage founded as a railroad construction camp. [1] 1915 Chamber of Commerce [2] and Anchorage Memorial cemetery established. Alaska Railroad construction begins in Anchorage. [3] 1916 Anchorage Hotel built. Population: 3,332. [4] 1917 – Anchorage Daily Times newspaper begins publication. [5] 1920 Anchorage incorporated as a town. [1]
Oct. 30—The Alaska Railroad's board of directors is set to consider a new version of a proposed lease to an Anchorage property owner for a parcel of land near Fish Creek — including changes ...
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In 1903, the Alaska Central Railroad began a rail project north from Seward. The company encountered the most significant geographic obstacles to construction between 47 and 53 miles (85 km) north of Seward, a section known as the "Loop District", where the line would need to cross a high-point in the Kenai Mountains and avoid the paths of two glaciers.