The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a ...
The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
Day 4 (Sept. 11): Denali to Tallkeetna In the early afternoon you’ll continue south by rail to Talkeetna, which was formed in 1916 as a headquarters for the Alaska Railroad. Here, you'll settle ...
It's the second time we've been alerted of this majestic animal's presence along this leg of the Alaska Railroad, which I’ve explored for the past two days while traveling from Anchorage to ...
Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago to mark the completion of the Alaska Railroad ...
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in ...