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.
Alaska Railroad crew members work to repair the tracks near Mile 87 of the Seward Highway along Turnagain Arm after a freight train struck avalanche debris on Jan. 18.
In a prepared statement Friday evening, the railroad said crews completed repairs to the track by late afternoon. The mainline track was reopened at 4:30 p.m., the railroad said, “allowing trains to resume as needed.”
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