Projects

Anchorage Historic Depot Baggage Shelter Rehabilitation

Beluga Point Safety Improvements

Anchorage Area Track Rehabilitation

  • Heads up Flyer - Tie Replacement through greater Anchorage summer 2022
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Anchorage Area Bridge Projects

  • Project Facts - MP 114.3, replace bridge over Ship Creek (2024)
  • Project Facts - MP 127.5, replace rail bridge over Eagle River (2024)
  • Project Facts - MP 86.6, replace the rail bridge over Bird Creek (2024)
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Earthquake Embankment Repair (north of Anchorage, MP 138-140)

  • Project Facts - MP 138-140, repair damage north of Anchorage (2024)
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Anchorage Car Shop Public Address System 

  • Project Facts - replace earthquake damaged PA equipment (2022)
     

Anchorage Right-of-Way Trespass Mitigation and Public Safety (2020) 

Depot Drive Access Improvements (new roadway west of Historic Depot)

Anchorage Yard Locomotive Fueling Facility

Potter Hill (South Anchorage, ARRC MP 103) Embankment Repair and Slope Stabilization

Anchorage Road-Rail Crossings

Anchorage Historic Depot Traffic and Pedestrian Access Improvements
(a Ship Creek ITC project)

Ship Creek Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC)

Ship Creek Area Sewer System Extension to Tenants

Expanded Rail Service Opportunities: Anchorage to Mat-Su

Bridge 351.4 Replacement (unnamed creek / gully  near Denali Park entrance)

Bridge 354 Replacement (near Healy)
  
      Project Facts (2024) 

Bridge 355.2 Replacement (near Healy)

Healy Canyon Safety & Reliability Program

Denali Park Area Rail Realignment

Replace Bridge at ARRC Milepost 354 (Bison Gulch, South of Healy)

      Projects Facts (2024)

Replace Bridge at ARRC Milepost 355.2 (South of Healy)
      
      Projects Facts (2024)

Rehabilitate Bridge at ARRC Milepost 413.7 (Nenana)

      Projects Facts (2024)

Rehabilitate Bridge at ARRC Milepost 467.8 

     Project Facts (2024)

Rehabilitate Bridge at ARRC Milepost 467.9 (Noyes Slough)

Replace Bridge at ARRC Milepost 422.9 (Little Goldstream Creek)

Erosion Mitigation ARRC Milepost 379-380 (along Nenana River)

Crossing Upgrades in Moose Creek (Near North Pole)

Ferry Bridge (ARRC MP 370.7) Pier Replacement & Embankment Protection

Healy Canyon Safety & Reliability

Relationship Between Previous Fairbanks Area Project Studies

Fairbanks Area Rail Line Relocation (FARLR)

North Pole Road/Rail Crossing Reduction (FARLR Phase One)

Nenana Rail Line Relocation

Northern Rail Extension

  • Project Facts - Overall Phased Project, Phase One (Tanana River Crossing) and FAQs
  • Phase One Public Open House - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., March 21, 2012, Salcha School

QUARTERLY REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE

At the STB Site
(www.stb.dot.gov) Click on Environmental Issues, then Key Cases

Documents referred to in the release include:

Talkeetna Fiber Optic Communications Upgrade

Replace Bridge at MP 158.7 (Cottonwood Creek)

     Project Facts (2024)

Talkeetna Depot Parking Lot Rehabilitation

      Project Facts (2024)

Rehabilitate Bridge at ARRC MP 227.1 (Talkeetna River)

Replace Bridge at ARRC MP 284.2 (Hurricane)

      Project Facts (2024)

Replace north end of Bridge at ARRC MP 147.4 (Matanuska Flood Channel)

Replace Bridge at ARRC MP 190.5 (Little Willow Creek)

Railroad Considerations for Glenn Highway Improvements MP 34-42

Earthquake Embankment Damage Repair, MP 147.5

Wasilla Control Point (upgrade from Control Signal)

Willow Area Right-of-Way Clearing for Fire & Public Safety

Replace Bridge at ARRC MP 147.5 (Knik River)

Mat-Su Road /  Rail Crossing Upgrades

Expanded Rail Service Opportunities

South Wasilla Rail Line Relocation (MP154-156)

Technical Reports (Appendices) available on CD

Port MacKenzie Rail Extension

Seward Depot Baggage Shelter Replacement

Seward Passenger Dock Replacement (2024)

South-end Communications Sites Power Generation (MP 4.0 - 46.8)

Replace Bridge at ARRC MP 25.4 (Falls Creek)

Replace Bridge at ARRC MP 25.7 (Lower Trail Lake)

Seward Freight Dock Expansion & Corridor Improvement

Seward Terminal Reserve - Master Planning (2016-2017)

Seward Fiber Optic Communications Upgrade

Seward Dock Investments (2003 - 2014)

Seward Loading Facility Investments and Closure

 

Whittier Infrastructure and Master Planning


Whittier Branch MP F5.8 Whittier Tunnel

     Project Facts (November 2024)


Whittier Branch MP F6.8 Avalanche Control Upgrade


Portage Station Improvements


Whittier: Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel - road-rail surface maintenance

Bridge at MP 64.7 (Twentymile River)

     Project Facts (2024)


Chugach Forest - Whistle Stop Service

Defect Detector Upgrades 

     Project Facts (2024)

Control Point Powered Switch Machine Upgrades

  • Project Facts - Upgrades to switch machines, Whittier / Portage to Hurricane (2023) 
     

Drainage Improvements (Culvert Repair/Replace) and Embankment Protection

Communication Sites and Infrastructure

  • Project Facts - Communication site power generation replacement, MP 40-46.8 (2023)
  • Project Facts - site construction / upgrades to support PTC and PMRE projects (2015)
     

Bridge Program

Track Rehabilitation

Positive Train Control

Train Whistle Noise Reduction Systems

Operations Support Facilities Program

     Project Facts - operational support facilities improvements (2023)


Historic Preservation

Passenger Locomotives and Railcars 

Locomotive Overhauls and Emission Reduction

 

Healy Canyon - Erosion, Stabilization and Drainage

Denali Park Rail Realignment Analysis and Planning

Seward Terminal Reserve - Master Planning

Dunbar Siding to Livengood Railroad Extension Route

Talkeetna Conceptual Development

Wasilla Realignment Alternatives Analysis Study (Feb 2005)

Knik-Goose Bay Road Grade Separation Alternatives Analysis (Jan 2005)

Wasilla Intermodal Facilities Alternative Analysis (Aug 2004)

Summary of non-ARRC Mat-Su Rail Corridor Studies (2003)

Knik Arm Crossing - For information purposes only, an Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Project (2003)

Wasilla Area Intermodal Plan - Phase 1 (2003)

Anchorage Rail Capacity Noise and Vibration Study (2003)

Anchorage International Airport Road - Rail Reconnaissance Study (2002)

South Central Rail Network Commuter Study and Operation Plan (2002)

Fairbanks to North Pole Rail Realignment Project

City of Wasilla Rail Realignment Study (2002)