Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

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 ...

As the Alaska Railroad launched full steam ahead into its 100th anniversary, its parent corporation hasn’t lost any motion planning for its future, according CEO Bill O’Leary. “We have big plans,” ...

Alaska artist William “Art” Chase of North Pole planned this original artwork for the railroad’s centennial for many years. The original oil painting, “Alaska Railroad: 100 Years Strong” shows a ...