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This page describes "the" (only one known) railroad in Alaska currently in OSM. If there are others, please gather cohesive, similarly tagged rail elements into a {{Tag|route|railway}} relation. If there is passenger service, create a {{Tag|route|train}} relation for each route.
This page describes "the" (only one known) railroad in Alaska currently in OSM. If there are others, please gather cohesive, similarly tagged rail elements into a {{Tag|route|railway}} relation. If there is passenger service, create a {{Tag|route|train}} relation for each route.
== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
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The Alaska Railroad, a Class II Railroad owned by the (People of the) state of Alaska, is the state's primary rail transportation corridor, operating on 611 total miles of track, including 466 miles of main line. Not entered into {{Tag|route|railway}} tables below are minor spurs serving ocean docks/harbor terminals plus a yard at Anchorage, minor spurs plus a yard in Fairbanks, a short spur crossing the Nenana River at Healy, numerous other sidings and short spurs and about 9 miles of {{Tag|railway|abandoned}} to a quarry near Fox.
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The Alaska Railroad, a Class II Railroad owned by the (People of the) state of Alaska, is the state's primary rail transportation corridor, operating on 611 total miles of track, including 466 miles of main line. Not entered into {{Tag|route|railway}} tables below are minor spurs serving ocean docks/harbor terminals plus a yard at Anchorage, minor spurs plus a yard in Fairbanks, a short spur crossing the Nenana River at Healy, numerous other sidings and short spurs and about 9 miles of {{Tag|railway|abandoned}} to a quarry near Fox.
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While The Alaska Railroad does not connect by land to Canada or the USA's lower 48 states, Alaska Rail-Marine Service moves freight railcars between Seward and Seattle on weekly barges. Also at Seward is railcar freight service with Canadian National Aquatrain.
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== Main Line, Branch and "Special Use" Rail ==
== Main Line, Branch and "Special Use" Rail ==
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Line 51:
|Palmer Municipal Airport - The Alaska Railroad (main line)
|Palmer Municipal Airport - The Alaska Railroad (main line)
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|6 miles tagged {{Tag|usage|industrial}} from The Alaska Railroad (main line) to Palmer Municipal Airport. Some ways beyond the airport are tagged {{Tag|railway|disused}} or {{Tag|railway|abandoned}}. Name may be wrong.
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|6 miles tagged {{Tag|usage|industrial}} from The Alaska Railroad (main line) to Palmer Municipal Airport. Some ways beyond the airport are tagged {{Tag|railway|disused}} or {{Tag|railway|abandoned}}. Name may be wrong
. Sees light passenger service during Alaska State Fair (late summer)
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Line 74:
Line 74:
|JB Elmendorf-Richardson - The Alaska Railroad (main line)
|JB Elmendorf-Richardson - The Alaska Railroad (main line)
|{{no|Needs [https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_States_railways#Editing_Railroads_starting_from_TIGER_data TIGER review]}}
|{{no|Needs [https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_States_railways#Editing_Railroads_starting_from_TIGER_data TIGER review]}}
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10 miles tagged {{Tag|usage|military}} from The Alaska Railroad (main line) to JB Elmendorf-Richardson. Some ways are tagged {{Tag|railway|disused}} or {{Tag|railway|abandoned}}. Name is likely wrong.
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10 miles tagged {{Tag|usage|military}} from The Alaska Railroad (main line) to JB Elmendorf-Richardson. Some ways are tagged {{Tag|railway|disused}} or {{Tag|railway|abandoned}}. Name is likely wrong.
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Line 140:
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Not included in this table, there are also Special Event trains by ARR: Ski Train, Easter Train, "Who Let The Girls Out," Fair Train, Blues Train, "Hoo Doo Choo Choo," Great Alaska Beer Train, Halloween Train and Holiday Train.
== About the colors in the TIGER Review and Service Line columns ==
== About the colors in the TIGER Review and Service Line columns ==