Study supports rail link to Alaska
From Times Wire Services
A railway to link Alaska to the rest of North America would create wider benefits even if freight revenue did not cover the projected $10.5-billion construction cost, according to a study.
Building a more-than-1,600-mile line between existing tracks in Alaska and Canada would spur mining development and open a new trade route to Asia, according to the report released this week by governments of Alaska and the neighboring Yukon territory in Canada.
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