100 years of riding the rails
The Alaska Railroad open house on Saturday marked the centennial celebration.
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The Alaska Railroad open house on Saturday marked the centennial celebration.
When President Warren Harding drove in the golden spike to commemorate completion of the Alaska Railroad in Nenana 100 years ago, that spike became a symbol of progress in the
Building a bridge across the Tanana River was the last challenge that had to be overcome to complete the Interior Alaska Railroad.
In historic photographs from 100 years ago, President Warren Harding proudly holds a miniature model of the Mears Memorial Bridge, in his hands — a gift from the city of