The Alaska Railroad was completed three decades before Alaska became a state. It stretches from Seward to Fairbanks, the northernmost passenger train station in North America. With its glass dome and ...

This video showcases a journey on the Alaska Railroad, the most northern train route in the United States. Viewers follow the tracks through sweeping valleys, snow covered peaks, and remote wilderness ...

Beauty, caroling and Santa: It doesn't get more festive than a trip aboard the Alaska Railroad Holiday Train. Well, save the few of you who are fortunate enough to commandeer any magic sleighs this ...

There's arguably no mode of transportation as iconic—and nostalgic—as train travel. You can cover hundreds of miles from the comfort of a cabin, all while enjoying stunning views of the landscape ...

Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

If a nationwide rail strike takes place this month, the Alaska Railroad will keep moving, but tie-ups in the Lower 48 could disrupt cargo that comes to Alaska from Seattle and Tacoma, officials said ...

It’s our third delay since Fairbanks, but no one is complaining. On the Alaska Railroad, delays are usually the highlights of the trip. “Moose!” announces the conductor as the train slows to a creep. ...

Alaska's largest city is so hungry for snow, organizers of the famous Iditarod sled dog race were forced to ship tons of it by train Thursday and dramatically shorten the event's ceremonial start this ...

An Alaska Railroad train derailed early Tuesday after running into avalanche debris that covered the tracks, officials said. The first two cars of the 3,144-foot freight train ran off the track and a ...