The Alaska Railroad celebrates 100 years of service with two commissioned works of art from interior artists.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Since the days of the Klondike Gold Rush, Alaska has worked to improve and increase transportation infrastructure in the last frontier. The Alaska Railroad has played a huge role in that pursuit and it now celebrates a century of service.
The Alaska Railroad began as an idea in 1903. “A small group of railroaders started a private line that started in Seward,” said Christy Terry, the director of external affairs at Alaska Railroad Corporation. 11 years later, President Woodrow Wilson commissioned the construction of the Alaska Railroad running from Seward to Fairbanks. “They were just interested in looking at the options for mining and military purposes,” Terry continued.
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