Alaska Railroad News Archives

Palmer greenbelt plans move ahead slowly - 7/1/09 Anchorage Daily News By RINDI WHITE

PALMER -- City officials have said they want to turn the railroad corridor that splits Palmer into a green space that includes meandering trails, trees, outdoor concert spots and interpretive signs that discuss the city's history and setting. Palmer city officials want to get permission from the Alaska Railroad to tear out the '60s-era tracks between a spur line that runs to the Palmer Municipal Airport and the end of the rails at Eagle Avenue. But first they need permission from the Palmer City Council. [See story]