2011 Press Release Archive
November 22, 2011
Surface Transportation Board announces Record of Decision on Port MacKenzie Rail Extension project.
November 15, 2011
Railroad hosts three public sale-and-signing events for 2012 Art Print and Poster release in Seward, (Dec. 2) Anchorage (Dec. 3) and Fairbanks (Dec. 4).
Septemer 07, 2011
Railroad hosts Motorcar Operators West 15th Annual Pacific Northwest Tour; 29 historic track "speeder" cars travel in convoy along Alaska Railroad tracks from Anchorage to Fairbanks and Seward.
August 10, 2011
Railroad schedules open house and ground-breaking events in Salcha to highlight Tanana River Bridge project as construction planning gets underway.
August 1, 2011
Railroad schedules used rail tie sales in Anchorage on two consecutives Saturdays, August 6 and 13.
June 7, 2011
Editorial to Seward Phoenix Log to correct factual errors stated in story about herbicide permit appeal.
May 27, 2011
Railroad CEO informed that EPA may block the Tanana River Bridge permit from the Corps of Engineers, thus jeopardizing the Northern Rail Extension project.
May 27, 2011
Alaska Railroad responds to legal appeal against herbicide permit for south end, Seward to Indian.
May 23, 2011
Alaska Railroad's 2011 tie replacement program gets underway; upcoming tie sales scheduled in Birchwood and Palmer.
April 28, 2011
Alaska Railroad schedules community open houses in Anchorage (May 7) and Fairbanks (May 14).
April 1, 2011
Alaska Railroad releases 2010 Annual Report.
March 25, 2011
Surface Transportation Board approves Final Environmental Impact Study for Port MacKenzie Rail Extension project.
February 16, 2011
Alaska Railroad Board of Directors elects new Board Chair, Linda Leary.
February 2, 2011
Alaska Railroad applies for two new herbicide use permits -- one for Anchorage railyard and one for Fairbanks and Healy railyards and nearby branch lines.
January 24, 2011
Alaska Railroad asks Army Corps of Engineers to reject EPA's objections to Northern Rail Extension (NRE) project permit. Documents referred to in this release include:
- February 2, 2009, EPA comment letter regarding NRE Draft EIS
- October 9, 2009, EPA comment letter regarding NRE Final EIS
- January 5, 2010, STB Record of Decision on NRE EIS
- November 15, 2010, EPA comment letter regarding Corps 404 permit
- December 10, 2010, additional EPA comments to Corps
- January 19, 2011, ARRC letter of response to Corps
- January 24, 2011, Executive summary of ARRC response to Corps
January 18, 2011
ARRC Board of Directors to adopt Board Rule 23 pertaining to a Land Sale Policy.
January 14, 2011
Reminder: The third in a series of four Capital Project Open House events is scheduled for January 25 at the Alaska Railroad Depot in Fairbanks.
January 14, 2011
The North Pole Road/Rail Crossing Reduction project initial public scoping meeting is scheduled for 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. January 26 at the City Hall in North Pole.
January 10, 2011
The fourth and final in a series Capital Project Open House events is scheduled for February 4 at the Breeze Inn in Seward.
January 10, 2011
Initial Release: The third in a series of four Capital Project Open House events is scheduled for January 25 at the Alaska Railroad Depot in Fairbanks.
January 6, 2011
The second in a series of four Capital Project Open House events is scheduled for January 12 at Evangelo's Restaurant in Wasilla.
January 5, 2011
The first in a series of four Capital Projects Open House events will be held in Anchorage January 11 at the Anchorage Historic Depot, 411 First Avenue.