Article: United States : STB completes environmental review of Alaska Railroad's northern extension.

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) recently completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Alaska Railroad Corp. s (ARRC) proposed Northern Rail Extension (NRE) between North Pole and Delta Junction.

Estimated to cost between $650 million and $850 million, the project calls for building an 80-mile line connecting the existing Eielson Branch at the Chena River overflow structure to a point near Delta Junction. The NRE line would accommodate freight and passenger trains, with passenger trains operating at a top speed of 79 mph and supporting transit operations between Fairbanks, North Pole, Salcha and Delta Junction.

The FEIS, which ...

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