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Tanana Valley Railroad
Train of the Tanana Valley Railroad at the station in Chatanika, Alaska, 1916.
Overview
HeadquartersFairbanks
LocaleFairbanks to Chatanika
Dates of operation1904/1905–1917
AEC purchased TVRR assets and operated the Chatanika Branch line until decommissioning it in 1930
PredecessorTanana Mines Railway
SuccessorAlaskan Engineering Commission Railroad, a.k.a. Alaska Railroad
Technical
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Length45 miles (72 km) [1]
Tanana Valley Railroad is located in Alaska
Chatanika
Chatanika
Fairbanks
Fairbanks
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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.

  1. ^ Alaska Railroad Corporation. "Alaska Railroad History". Archived from the original on 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2011-11-24.

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