 Train of the Tanana Valley Railroad at the station in Chatanika, Alaska, 1916. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Fairbanks |
| Locale | Fairbanks to Chatanika |
| Dates of operation | 1904/1905–1917 AEC purchased TVRR assets and operated the Chatanika Branch line until decommissioning it in 1930 |
| Predecessor | Tanana Mines Railway |
| Successor | Alaskan Engineering Commission Railroad, a.k.a. Alaska Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Length | 45 miles (72 km) [1] |
Chatanika
Fairbanks
Location of Tanana Valley Railroad
The Tanana Valley Railroad (TVRR) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that operated in the Tanana Valley of Alaska from 1905 to about 1917. A portion of the railroad later became part of the Alaska Railroad.
- ^ Alaska Railroad Corporation. "Alaska Railroad History". Archived from the original on 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2011-11-24.