Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11d
The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
Condé Nast Traveler on MSN4mon
A Guide to Taking the Alaska Railroad, From Where to Hop Off to What Routes to Take
The Alaska Railroad offers five different ticketed routes ... before traveling on to stops in Whittier, Portage, Spencer ...
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A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
RIDE AS HE SAID HIS FINAL FAREWELL. WE’RE READY TO GO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. JIM RICE NEVER INTENDED TO BE A RAILROAD MAN. I HATED IT AS A KID. I JUST REMEMBER MY DAD BRINGING ME UP JUST ...
Alaska Public Media1mon
Federal grant to boost avalanche mitigation along Seward Highway
starting when the Alaska Railroad was built. The 30-mile stretch between Anchorage and Portage crosses more than 50 avalanche paths. Avalanches have hindered traffic along the Seward Highway ...
KTOO13d
‘Golden Spike’ that symbolically completed Alaska Railroad headed back to the state after auction
A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.
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Spencer Glacier
the Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop trip aboard the Alaska Railroad may be for you. Departing from the Anchorage, Girdwood or Portage depots, travelers who board the Glacier Discovery train will be ...