AGAIN : A RAILROAD TO ALASKA? : CANADIAN AND U.S. GOVERNMENTS WOULD FUND IT

The idea of a railroad to Alaska from the lower 48 states has been gaining momentum in the United States as Congress looks toward Alaska's abundance of resources and prime location for a National Ballistic Missile Defense System. Currently, 1100 miles separate the Alaskan railroad from the northern extremity of British Columbia's rail system. Congress passed "Rails to Resources" in 2000 providing for a joint U.S.-Canadian commission to study the feasibility of rail connection. Previously, the limitation of economic development in and around Alaska had halted plans for completing the Alaskan Railroad. Today the oil reserves and natural resources of Alaska may prompt the U.S. government to finish proposed connections.

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  Kalmbach Publishing Company

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• Authors:
  • Schmitz, R F
• Publication Date: 2002-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 16-17
• Serial:
  • Trains
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0041-0934
  • Serial URL: http://trainsmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; Economic development; Government funding; Railroad construction; Railroads; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Alaska; Canada
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00921962
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 1 2002 12:00AM