ALASKA RR EXTENTION- 1,187 MILES OF NEW TRACK INTO CANADA

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 3, 2004 6:42 PM

Great news!

Let's see ....... the old record for laying new track is 10 miles per day .........

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athelney

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Posted by athelney on Thursday, June 3, 2004 4:27 PM

Here's something to ponder -- Vancouver to Fairbanks hauled by CPR Hudson # 2860 !! - we do have a connection out to the mainline in Squamish BC !!

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espeefoamer

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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, June 3, 2004 4:24 PM

Hmmm. Runs through Whitehorse. Maybe now they'll reopen the north end of the WP&Y.Maybe start running freight again?[:)]

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athelney

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Posted by athelney on Thursday, June 3, 2004 4:18 PM

Why do you think CN was so eager to get hold of BCR , There not stupid !!

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daveklepper

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Posted by daveklepper on Thursday, June 3, 2004 3:32 PM

This is terrific. Alaska will get a rail connection to the 48! And it will reinvigorate the Please Go Easy! Wow! Hope there will be through passenger service. Some day?

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 3, 2004 3:26 PM

cool![:)]

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Anonymous

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ALASKA RR EXTENTION- 1,187 MILES OF NEW TRACK INTO CANADA

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 3, 2004 3:22 PM

The state of Alaska has already approved for the railroad to start construction, but the Canadian gov is asleep at the wheel and hasn't approved anything yet.
However, the govener of Yukon likes the idea of the new railroad!!!!!

The new line will begin at the end of the Alaska Railroad mainline in Fairbanks, accross the border to Whitehorse, Yukon, ending in Fort Nelson, BC, the northern point of BC Rail (now CN).

Fairbanks to Tok will be built first!!!

It is 1,187 miles untouched by any railroad!!!!!!!!!!!!