KTUU.com
By Mike Ross
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Railroad is suspending regularly scheduled Aurora Winter Train passenger service between Anchorage and Fairbanks starting on March 19 and continuing through April 30, the railroad announced Tuesday evening.
AlaskaRailroad.com
Feeling uncertain about upcoming travel? The Alaska Railroad is giving customers more time to consider making a change in plans, with a flexible cancellation policy through summer 2020.
FOX 35 Orlando
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Princess Cruises says that they will halt operations on all their ships for two months due to the coronavirus.
KTUU.com
By Daniel Kirby
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Spenard Builders Supply announced Wednesday that it will close its Eagle River and Seward store locations in the coming weeks, citing "Alaska's challenging economic climate" as the deciding factor in.
Avalanche Photo - 2/21/20
Brian Stocker
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Avalanche danger high in Southcentral Alaska as big snowstorm moves on - 2/21/20
Anchorage Daily New
By Tess Williams
As snowfall tapered off throughout the day Wednesday in Anchorage, forecasters said they were expecting light snow in the evening and snowfall to pick back up by Thursday afternoon.
Avalanche triggered - 2/21/20
John Combs and Jennifer Heiligenthal
John Combs: On Wednesday, February 19 the Alaska Railroad and Alaska Department of Transportation triggered an avalanche. This resulted in the railroad becoming buried with snow at milepost 72.
Jennifer Heiligenthal: I was driving along the highway Wednesday, Febraury 19 at 3:24PM, and noticed the avalanche and bull dozer. There wasn’t any traffic soI stopped right on road to take pictures and watch for a little while. That is a bull dozer cleaning up an avalanche that covered the train tracks. The size of the bull dozer shows you just how much snow fell.
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Turnagain Pass Avalanche Forecast - 2/21/20
Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information
The avalanche danger remains HIGH today due to another day of heavy snowfall and strong winds in the mountains surrounding Turnagain Pass, Girdwood Valley, Portage Valley, and areas on the Kenai including Summit Lake and the Seward/Lost Lake zone.
Princess car repaints - 2/9/20
7082 (coach/kitchen "Denali")
7083 (coach/observation "Foraker")
7086 (coach/kitchen "Sanford")
YES... you can have your own train cars - 2/7/20
anchorage.craigslist.org
YES... you can have your own train cars... What a great chance to get these limited addition Alaskan Rail Cars
Make offer and be ready to move it... we have a few leads on who can move the 3 rail cars
call Ron Alleva
Alaska Railroad Passenger Coach Seat Reupholstery - 1/26/20
AlaskaRailroad.com
Renewal of interior upholstery. Car numbers are ARR 551-554 and ARR 555-557 currently located at the Alaska Railroad Car Shop, in Anchorage.
Court finds former North Pole refinery operator liable for millions in water pollution case - 1/4/20
KTUU.com
By Lex Treinen
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - A Fairbanks Superior judge put an end to a five-year legal case over contaminated drinking water in North Pole, finding Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc. liable for groundwater pollution that occurred under its watch.