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Alaska Railroad

The Alaska Railroad (reporting mark ARR) is a Class II railroad that operates freight and passenger trains in the state of Alaska. The railroad's mainline runs between Seward on the southern coast and Fairbanks, near the center of the state. It passes through Anchorage and Denali National Park, to which 17% of visitors travel by train.

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Owner
State of Alaska
Alaska Railroad Diagram
view⟂ · talk⟂ · edit⟂
Completed
July 15, 1923 (1923-07-15)
Daily ridership
200 (weekdays, Q1 2026)
Legend
view⟂ · talk⟂ · edit⟂ · Legend staffed station ferry stop national park/forest flag stop airport freight-only depot military air base
Line length
470 miles (760 km) (mainline)

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Proposed expansion in Alaska

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Alaska Railroad

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Edges136
Triples198
Avg. degree1.99
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Alaska Railroad

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related to Routes · 73
Alaska Railroad → AFN, Airport, Alaska Federation, Although, Anchorage, Anchorage Depot, Anchorage International Airport, Carnival, Celebrity Cruises, Dale, Denali National Park, Denali Park Depot, Denali Star, Fairbanks, Fairbanks Depot, Fridays, Grandview, HAP Alaska-Yukon, Holland America Line, Hurricane
related to External links · 39
Alaska Railroad → AK, AK-66, AK-67, AK-68, AK-69, AK-70, AK-71, AK-72, AK-73, AK-74, Anderson, ARRReconnaissance Survey, Bridge, Bridge No, Broad Pass, Caswell Creek, Chulitna River, Curry Wye, Denali Borough, Engineering Record
related to Proposed connection to the contiguous 48 states · 25
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related to Other · 13
Alaska Railroad → Anchorage, ARR, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Consolidation, House, In, It, Monte Holm, Moses Lake, Portage, Poverty Museum, USATC S160, Washington
related to In popular culture · 10
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related to Active · 7
Alaska Railroad → As, Colorado Railcar DMU, DMU, EMD F40PH, EMD GP38-2, EMD GP40-2, EMD SD70MAC
Legend · 4
Alaska Railroad → edit⟂, Legend staffed station ferry stop national park/forest flag stop airport freight-only depot military air base, talk⟂, view⟂
related to Routes and tourism · 4
Alaska Railroad → Alaska Railroad's, Coach, Private, The
Alaska Railroad Diagram · 3
Alaska Railroad → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
Completed · 1
Alaska Railroad → July 15, 1923 (1923-07-15)

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railroad alaska line anchorage fairbanks borough train seward rail ak data km government talkeetna mp denali matanuska-susitna passenger miles state

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Alaska RailroadAlaska Railroad Diagramview⟂1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadAlaska Railroad Diagramtalk⟂1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadAlaska Railroad Diagramedit⟂1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadCompletedJuly 15, 1923 (1923-07-15)1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadDaily ridership200 (weekdays, Q1 2026)1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadLegendview⟂1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadLegendtalk⟂1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadLegendedit⟂1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadLegendLegend staffed station ferry stop national park/forest flag stop airport freight-only depot military air base1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadLine length470 miles (760 km) (mainline)1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadLocaleAlaska1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadOld gauge3 ft (914 mm) (former Tanana Valley Railroad)1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadOwnerState of Alaska1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadPurchase by US GovernmentMarch 12, 1914 (1914-03-12)1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadRidership227,600 (2025)1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadServices51.00infobox
Alaska RailroadSignallingCentralized traffic control or track warrant control with positive train control1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadTrack gauge.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadTrack length656 miles (1,056 km)1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadTransfer to stateJanuary 6, 1985 (1985-01-06)1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadTypeFreight and passenger railroad1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadWebsitealaskarailroad.com1.00infobox
Alaska RailroadWork began1903 (1903)1.00infobox

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