Alaska s Tanana Valley Railroads
Alaska s Tanana Valley Railroads
Alaska s Tanana Valley Railroads
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<strong>Alaska</strong> s <strong>Tanana</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Railroads</strong> (Daniel L Osborne) In a region desperate for transportation to rich, gold-bearing creeks, the narrow-gauge <strong>Tanana</strong> Mines Railroad was built over permafrost, bogs, and hills to carry miners and supplies in 1905. Reorganized as the <strong>Tanana</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Railroad, this little line promised the survival of both gold mining and Fairbanks until Fairbanks s economic base broadened. The railroad, built with Klondike Gold Rush earnings, prospered for only a few years and was acquired by the <strong>Alaska</strong> Railroad. The narrow-gauge survived 25 years, serving as the terminus for the <strong>Alaska</strong> Railroad and ensuring the development of Interior <strong>Alaska</strong>.<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> s <strong>Tanana</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Railroads</strong>
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<strong>Alaska</strong> s <strong>Tanana</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Railroads</strong>
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