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Article: United States : STB completes environmental review of Alaska Railroad's northern extension.
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- September 29, 2009
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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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... ... along the Alaska Highway corridor from Delta Junction to the Alaska-Canada border. Field ... state land include fuel storage on the Delta Junction and Tok airstrip aprons, placement ... initial authorization will be only from Delta Junction to the border. Any additional work ...
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