Fairbanks Depot

Fairbanks
Fairbanks Depot seen in December 2008
General information
Location	1745 Johansen Expressway Fairbanks, AK 99701
Coordinates	64°51′05″N147°44′27″W / 64.8513°N 147.7409°W / 64.8513; -147.7409
Owned by	Alaska Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
History
Opened	1905
Rebuilt	1923 1960
Original company	Tanana Mines Railway
Services
Preceding station Alaska Railroad Following station Nenana toward Anchorage Denali Star Terminus Aurora Winter Train
Location

Fairbanks Depot is a freight and passenger railroad station in Fairbanks, Alaska. The station is the northern terminus for Alaska Railroad's Denali Star and Aurora Winter Train routes. ^[1]

History

The Tanana Mines Railway reached Fairbanks on July 17, 1905 with a golden spike ceremony. ^[2] A new station building was constructed in 1923, following a visit to the area by President Warren G. Harding. ^[3] That structure was, itself, demolished and replaced by a new building in 1960. ^[4] A total of four station buildings have served as the Fairbanks Depot. ^[5]

References

1. "Depot Locations". Alaska Railroad. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
2. Osborne 2013, p. 39.
3. Osborne 2013, p. 115.
4. Osborne 2013, p. 125.
5. Osborne 2013, p. 122.

Bibliography

• Osborne, Daniel L. (2013). Alaska's Tanana Valley Railroads. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9780738596679.

External links

• Alaska Railroad home page at the Library of Congress Web Archives(archived 2010-04-09)