The Alaska Railroad was completed three decades before Alaska became a state. It stretches from Seward to Fairbanks, the northernmost passenger train station in North America. With its glass dome and ...

The engine in the drawing is Alaska Railroad No. 557, a Consolidation-type steam locomotive. Consolidation is the U.S. designation for the locomotive’s wheel-configuration – 2-8-0 – with 2 leading ...

After more than 500,000 volunteer working hours, the 557 Restoration Co. successfully fired the last Alaska Railroad steam locomotive on Nov. 8, 2025. The rebuild is now 95% complete, “ … with all the ...

An Alaska Railroad locomotive pauses on the tracks after passengers board before leaving the station in Anchorage in an undated photo. (Photo by Brenda F. Grimes/Getty Images) I recently spoke with a ...

An Alaska Railroad crew works on track repairs at rail milepost 71.5 near Girdwood on Jan. 20, 2023. An avalanche had hit the tracks overnight on Jan. 16, and a freight train hit the debris early on ...

The little engine in the drawing is a Davenport 18-ton 0-4-0 ST steam locomotive. (The engine nomenclature refers to 0 leading wheels, 4 drive wheels, and 0 trailing wheels; with the ST indicating ...

An Alaska Railroad freight train is surrounded by snow after driving into an avalanche slide near Girdwood early on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Two locomotives were derailed, but no injuries were reported ...

Alaska Railroad will mark the 90th anniversary of the famed serum run with expanded service between Anchorage and Fairbanks, part of the rail route involved in the historic journey. The idea is to ...

An Alaska Railroad train was hit by a mudslide near Cantwell early Wednesday, blocking the tracks until the afternoon and requiring passengers aboard stranded trains to be transported by bus. Railroad ...

A section of Alaska Railroad track along Turnagain Arm has been repaired and is open again after a freight train ran into avalanche debris south of Girdwood earlier this week. A train carrying 7,000 ...

Alaska Railroad is proud to announce the start of its renowned winter passenger service aboard the Aurora Winter Train, beginning September 19 and running through mid-May 2021. The Aurora Winter Train ...