Weather conditions in Southcentral Alaska have caused some travelers along Alaska’s railroad system to have to reschedule ...
A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.
The Anchorage Museum, along with the City of Nenana, bought a special railroad spike at a Christie’s auction for $200,000.
Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago ...
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in ...
The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...
An Alaska museum and city, with help from donors including the Alaska Railroad, have won the auction for a 14-karat gold ...
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, joined forces to bring home the Golden Spike, an iconic piece of railroad ...
The Alaska Railroad golden spike, which will go up for auction at Christie's in January 2025. (Photo provided by Christie's) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian ...
I wasn’t necessarily looking to purchase a place listed on the National Register for Historic Places,” says Knight, “but when ...
The city of Nenana collaborated with the Anchorage Museum and other private donors to purchase the golden spike at a Christie ...
You'll start and end in Anchorage, visiting Denali National Park, riding on the Alaska Railroad and cruising through Kenai Fjords National Park in between. Other highlights include a scenic drive ...