I've
found my reference. Lone E. Janson's book
“Copper Spike” refers to a CB&Q
subsidiary that started to build a
railroad in Alaska – possibly from Valdez
or Cordova - to the copper mines. Some
track was laid and a locomotive was
brought in, but then it was abandoned.
Anyone able to add to this?
Rupert
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Gents
My wife and I flew up to Fairbanks in 2002,
then took the Alaska RR down to Anchorage
(in an ex-SP dome car I think), and later on
to Seward for our Inland Passage cruise to
Vancouver, with stops at 5 or 6 Alaskan
ports. Whilst my wife went whale watching,
I took the WP&Y trip and, as I say, a
brilliant trip. I also found my copy of
Corbin's "Steam Locos" in a book shop in
Juneau. Coincidently, the model sold in the
shops of the WP&Y diesels was made in
NZ.
As regards the Burlington connection, I have
a vague memory that the Burlington had been
directly involved with a railway in Alaska
(and not the Alaska RR) but can't think of
the detail at the moment. There was also a
query in 2002 on this List about CB&Q/NP
tour packages which included Alaska.
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ