An Alaska Railroad train carries tons of snow in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, March 3, 2016, after traveling 360 miles south from Fairbanks.

Barney said it's the first time he can remember Fur Rondy organizers having snow transported from outside of Anchorage for its events. Tim Sullivan, Alaska Railroad spokesman, said the snow will ...

And Alaska’s interior boasts terrific opportunities to view the northern lights. The train trip to Fairbanks takes 11.5 hours, so travelers often opt to take the train one way and fly back.

Alaska Railroad is proud to announce the start of its renowned winter passenger service aboard the Aurora Winter Train, beginning September 19 and running through mid-May 2021. The Aurora Winter Train ...

A train derailed south of Girdwood, Alaska, ... Two crew members were aboard the train when it hit the snow field just before 2 a.m., railroad spokesperson Christy Terry told KTUU-TV.

A dog team traverses Willow Lake during the 2007 Iditarod race in Alaska. This year, the trail will be decidedly less frozen. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images ...

Alaska is so warm this year, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race had to have snow brought in to Anchorage to make the ceremonial opening race happen.. The Alaska Railroad is hauling 300 cubic yards ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska --A lack of snow in Alaska's largest city has led the world's most famous sled dog race to shorten its ceremonial start this weekend.The Iditarod Trail Committee said in a news ...

The Aurora Winter Train in Alaska. Gigi Ragland Instead of booking a flight home from Fairbanks, I decided to take the Alaska Railroad Aurora Winter Train to Anchorage and fly to Colorado from there.

An Alaska Railroad train arrives in Anchorage to deliver seven rail cars of Fairbanks snow on Thursday morning, March 3, 2016, to enable Iditarod to stage a ceremonial start on Saturday.

An Alaska Railroad freight train is surrounded by snow after driving into an avalanche slide near Girdwood early on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Two locomotives were derailed, but no injuries were ...