The Stillwater County, Montana sheriff’s office said it was a “great stroke of luck” that none of the train cars were carrying oil that would have polluted the Yellowstone River. A freight train derailment and the collapse of a bridge over the Yellowstone River in Montana on Saturday raised alarm as several cars carrying asphalt […]
Lotter’s photo earns her $1,500, roundtrip rail travel for four, and cover of next calendar ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Susan Lotter of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, is the winning photographer in the annual Alaska Railroad Catch the Train photo contest. Lotter’s photograph beat out 11 others through a public vote on the Alaska Railroad Facebook page. The contest garnered more than […]
“Governor Sheffield advocated for the purchase of the railroad, and, as governor, signed the legislation to approve the purchase in 1984” (Anchorage, AK) – Governor Michael J. Dunleavy has accepted the resignation of former Governor Bill Sheffield and simultaneously bestowed upon Sheffield the honorary position of Chairman Emeritus of the Alaska Railroad Corporation Board of […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate last week unanimously voted for a resolution urging the U.S. to issue a presidential permit allowing a railroad crossing between Alaska and Canada. “A railroad connecting Alaska to Alberta would provide a huge boost to our state’s economy,” said Senator Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, chairwoman of the Senate Transportation Committee. […]