Alaska Railroad facts for kids
The Alaska Railroad is the main railroad in Alaska. It is owned by the state government of Alaska. It connects Alaska's two largest cities, Anchorage and Fairbanks. It also goes to Denali National Park, home of the tallest mountain in North America. There are short spur lines that go to North Pole, military bases, and through a tunnel to Whittier. It is not connected to any other railroads but it does go to the seaports in Seward, Anchorage, and Whittier and the big airport in Anchorage. Most railroads haul either people or freight, but the Alaska Railroad does both.
Images for kids
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An Alaska Railroad steam locomotive crossing the Tanana River on the ice at Nenana just prior to completion of the railroad in 1923.
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A northbound Alaska Railroad passenger train idles at the Seward, Alaska, depot on June 30, 2010
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A passenger train pulls into the Denali Station in July 1998.
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An older car repurposed as part of an ice plant on the Homer Spit
See also
In Spanish: Ferrocarril de Alaska para niños