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Alaska Railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Alaska. Regional railroads *Alaska Railroad (ARR) Heritage/scenic railroads * White Pass and Yukon Route (WPY) Planned railroads *'' Alaska-Alberta Railway'' Defunct railroads * Alaska Anthracite Railroad * Alaska Anthracite Coal and Railway Company * Alaska Home Railroad * Alaska Northern Railway * Alaska Pacific Railway and Terminal Company * Catalla and Carbon Mountain Railway *Copper River and Northwestern Railway *Council City and Solomon River Railroad * Golovin Bay Railroad * Nome Arctic Railway *Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company ( White Pass and Yukon Route) * Seward Peninsula Railway * Tanana Mines Railway *Tanana Valley Railroad * Valdez, Copper River and Tanana Railroad * Valdez-Yukon Railroad * Wild Goose Railroad *Yakutat and Southern Railway Industrial operations *Alaska-Gastineau Mining Company * Alaska-Juneau Gold Mine * Alaska Lumber and Pulp Company ( Alaska Pulp Corporation) * Apollo Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
