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 easily bring coal and ...

Instead, he said, Contango wants to use the Alaska Railroad, which it could access some 20 road miles west of the mine. Ore then could head south to the coast, where it could be loaded onto ...

In this July 1923 image provided by the John Urban Collection, Anchorage Museum, President Warren G. Harding stands with others on the Alaska Railroad platform at Curry Hotel station in ...

The Alaska Railroad golden spike, which will go up for auction at Christie's in January 2025. (Photo provided by Christie's) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian ...

The Alaska Railroad is hosting a poster signing event Saturday and is seeking entries for its official 2026 commemorative ...

Without a direct road, Alaska was treated like an island. Within Alaska, two railroads, the White Pass and Yukon Railroad and the Alaska Railroad, provided the sole, short-reaching modes of ...

The grant totals $1.13 million from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, passed as the Infrastructure Investment and ...

You'll start and end in Anchorage, visiting Denali National Park, riding on the Alaska Railroad and cruising through Kenai Fjords National Park in between. Other highlights include a scenic drive ...