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.
History
The Tanana Mines Railway reached Fairbanks on July 17, 1905 with a golden spike ceremony. A new station building was constructed in 1923, following a visit to the area by President Warren G. Harding. That structure was, itself, demolished and replaced by a new building in 1960. A total of four station buildings have served as the Fairbanks Depot.
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External links
- Alaska Railroad home page at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-04-09)
