Extant Alaska Railroad/Railway Structures
Recent Updates Updated towns are in red type. Contributors to this list include John Jones, Vern Nusunginya, and Thornton Waite. Last updated 7/9/07
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Anchorage |
Alaska RR |
411 W. First Ave. |
P |
rr |
1942 |
in use |
concrete |
Alaska RR |
additions in 1948, Field checked 2006 |
| Anchorage | Alaska RR | on site | F | rr | 1941/1948 | in use | wood/concrete | Alaska RR | addition in 1948, Field checked 2006 |
| Anchorage | Alaska RR | at Anchorage Airport | P | rr | in use | steel/glass/concrete | Alaska RR | Field checked 2006 | |
| Anchorage | Alaska RR | in Ship Creek development | O | rr | c2000 | brick | Alaska RR | three story | |
| Anchorage | Alaska RR | near depot | M | business/etc | in use | wood | Alaska RR | employee houses, Field checked 2006 | |
| Anchorage | Alaska RR | north and south of depot | Sh | rr | in use | various | Alaska RR | miscellaneous shop huildings, Field checked 2006 | |
| Chitina | Copper River & Northwestern Ry | Third St. | M | private | 1910 | none | wood | none | restored bunk house and mess house |
Denali Park (MP 347.9) |
Alaska RR |
on site |
P |
rr |
1988 |
in use |
wood |
Alaska RR |
fourth depot, Field checked 2006 |
Denali Park |
Alaska RR |
south of town |
B |
rr |
in use |
steel |
Alaska RR |
high deck girder trestle |
|
Fairbanks |
Alaska RR |
on site |
C |
rr |
in use |
brick |
Alaska RR |
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Fairbanks |
Alaska RR |
on site |
Sh |
rr |
in use |
brick |
Alaska RR |
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| Girdwood | Alaska RR | on site near Alyeska Ski Resort | P | rr | in use | wood | Alaska RR | small shelter, Field checked 2006 | |
| Glacier Station | White Pass &Yukon (WP&Y) | Tunnel Mt. | Tn | rr | in use | timber portal | WP&Y | ||
Glacier Station |
WP&Y |
Over Glacier Gorge |
B |
rr |
in use |
steel/wood |
WP&Y |
14A high trestle |
|
| Healy | Alaska RR | Tn | rr | in use | timber frame portal | Alaska RR | two short tunnels, Moody Tunnel | ||
| Nena | Alaska RR | on site | C | rr | in use | wood | Alaska RR | Field checked 2006 | |
Nenana |
Alaska RR |
A Street |
C |
rr/Alaska Railroad Museum |
1922 |
in use |
wood |
Alaska RR |
2 story, restored, Field checked 3/06 |
Nenana |
Alaska RR |
Tanana River |
B |
rr |
1922-23 |
in use |
steel |
Alaska RR |
through truss, Mears Memorial bridge, 700 ft., Field checked 3/06 |
Palmer |
Alaska RR |
|
C |
community center |
1935/1948 |
unused |
wood |
Alaska RR |
town now bypassed, Field checked 2006 |
| Potter Creek | Alaska RR | on site | M | in use | wood | Alaska RR | section house, on National Register, Field checked 2006 | ||
Seward |
Alaska RR |
north of ferry connection |
C |
rr |
in use |
wood |
Alaska RR |
rails taken up north of this depot, Field checked 2006 |
|
Seward |
Alaska RR |
on site |
Sh |
rr |
in use |
Alaska RR |
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Skagway |
WP&Y |
adjacent to depot |
M |
govt. |
1900 |
in use |
wood |
WP&Y |
2 story, restored, Natl Park Serv. |
Skagway |
WP&Y |
Broadway/2nd Ave. |
C |
govt. |
1898 |
in use |
wood |
WP&Y |
2 story, visitors center for Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park |
Skagway |
WP&Y |
Rh |
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Skagway |
WP&Y |
Sh |
rr |
|
in use |
|
WP&Y |
shops, miscellaneous buildings |
|
| South Palmer | Alaska RR | on site adjacent to fairgrounds | P | rr | in use | wood/metal | Alaska RR | shelter used only during State Fair, Field checked 2006 | |
| Talkeetna | Alaska RR | relocated to grounds of Talkeetna Historical Society | C | museum | 1933 | none | wood | none | Second depot, Field checked 2006 |
| Talkeetna | Alaska RR | on site | C | rr storage | 1989 | in use | wood | Alaska RR | Third depot, Field checked 2006 |
| Talkeetna | Alaska RR | on site, just south of town | P | rr | 2006 | in use | wood | Alaska RR | Fourth depot, Field checked 2006 |
| Talkeetna | Alaska RR | relocated to grounds of Talkeetna Historical Society | M | museum | 1923 | none | wood | none | section house, Field checked 2006 |
| Tunnel | Alaska RR | on site, MP 51.1 | M | rr | in use | wood | Alaska RR | section house, Field checked 2006 | |
| Tunnel (MP 51.1) | Alaska RR | nearby | Tn | rr | in use | Alaska RR | 5 tunnels in area, Field checked 2006 | ||
Wasilla (MP 159.6) |
Alaska RR |
415 E. Railroad Ave. |
C |
municipal |
1917 |
in use |
wood |
Alaska RR |
Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce |
| Wasilla | Alaska RR | relocated to 3400 W. Neuser Dr. | M | museum use | 1917 | none | wood | none | section house from MP 119.4, Whitney, 4.8 mi. north of Anchorage, part of Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry, on National Register, Field checked 2006 |
| near White Pass Summit | WP&Y | B | rr | 1901 | in use | steel | WP&Y | tallest cantilever bridge in world at time of construction | |
| near White Pass Summit | WP&Y | Tn | rr | in use | WP&Y | ||||
| Whitney (MP 119.4) | Alaska RR | relocated to Wasilla | M | museum | none | wood | none | part of Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry, section house, Field checked 2006 | |
Whittier |
Alaska RR |
Chugach Mts. |
Tn |
rr/highway |
in use |
Alaska RR |
2.5 mi. long |
Compiled by MJC, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.