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in August at
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News: Alaska
Live Steamers get a new lease on life - 8/28/08Strange
Freight: Three more unusual loads from Clay
Murphy:
ABI load, crane
and crew, and D8
cat - 8/27/08Rosters:
A photo of #1528 in the old
paint scheme - 8/27/08Picture
of the Week: Two photos from railfans
- 8/25/08Memorabilia:
Lots of new stuff from my trip to Alaska, brochures,
calendar, clothing,
first day cover, hats,
magnets, pins,
postcards and posters.
Generally, the last few items on the list are the new ones. - 8/24/08Bibliography:
While I was at the Alaska Railroad gift shop in July I bought a new DVD
called Building
a great Railroad and added it to my video
section. - 8/24/08
Bibliography:
Added the 1921 article, "Great Alaskan Bridge Built During Coldest
Weather" to the periodicals
section. All four pages are scanned in and ready for your review. - 8/23/08News:
Alaska by rail: It's a great way to take in the scenery - 8/19/08News:
Tanker crash closes Anchorage-Fairbanks highway - 8/19/08Picture
of the Week: Two scenic photos -
8/18/08News:
Railroad researches impact of herbicides - 8/17/08News:
Railroad redevelopment at Ship Creek is eco-friendly - 8/17/08News:
Cheat eats: Shack burger - 8/14/08Historical:
Thanks to John Gray I have added a new section called Whittier
in the 1960s - 8/14/08Rosters:
Add three more photos to John Gray's "#557
under steam" series - 8/14/08News:
Alaska Railroad names new chief operating officer - 8/13/08Admin:
For your reference - You can still find the All in a Day's Work photos even
though it is no longer a front page feature. You can find them at Rosters
> MOW or Special
Features > All in a Day’s
Work.- 8/12/08Historical:
Sherman Stebbins from Delta Junction sent us a photo of retired troop sleeper/boxcar
#1571E which has taken
up residence next to #601 - 8/12/08News:
Alaska Railroad plans large renovation - 8/12/08Picture
of the Week: Two retirement pix
- 8/11/08News:
Alaska Railroad opts for green renovation of historic shed - 8/5/08News:
Palin declares flooding a disaster - 8/5/08News:
Rain, flooding eases in interior Alaska; railroad begins work repairing
track - 8/5/08News:
Officials assess Interior flood damage - 8/5/08News:
Interior rivers recede, flooding woes persist - 8/5/08All
in a Day's Work: Washout at the
top of the Loop. This is the final installment of this series. It has been
a great 15 months of bringing these special photos to you. I hope you enjoyed
them at least half as much as I did! - 8/4/08Picture
of the Week: A pair of passenger
train shots - 8/4/08News:
Railroad service halts because of flooding - 8/1/08News:
Tanana, Salcha rivers flood Interior Alaska - 8/1/08