Delivering Anchorage’s Promise for Strategic Logistics
Amazon extended its last-mile reach to Alaska, FedEx Express is building a new Domestic Operations Center, and NorthLink Aviation is adding infrastructure to support smaller logistics carriers.
Transportation
Double-decker Buses Arrive for Juneau Cruise Ship Visitors
Less is more for Holland America and Princess Cruises in Juneau, where shuttles to Mendenhall Glacier are replaced with half as many double-decker buses.
Alaska Railroad Revives Train Ride to Alaska State Fair
For the first time since 2019, the Alaska Railroad will carry passengers to Palmer for three days on the final weekend of the Alaska State Fair.
The Community Winter Access Trail
CWAT is an almost-but-not-quite highway that connects North Slope villages to the Dalton Highway during late winter. Meet the crews that build it and the companies that use it.
Alaska Railroad Poised to Issue Bonds to Replace Seward Passenger Dock
A thirty-year commitment from Royal Caribbean helps the Alaska Railroad make the case for more bonding authority to pay for a more elaborate $137 million passenger dock in Seward.
Alaska and Yukon Collaborate to Improve the Alaska Highway
Alaska and the Yukon territory agreed to improve the section of the Alaska Highway from Kluane Lake to the border, bolstered by $31 million in funding recently approved by the Federal Highway Administration.