Project History

A rail line serving the Port MacKenzie area has been considered since the early 1970s. In 2003, consultants TNH conducted a rail corridor study, which developed various alignment alternatives, at the request of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

While the 2003 report recommended a specific alternative for further consideration, the current project will reconsider some of the previous feasible alignments and possibly develop new alternatives for consideration.

Information gathered during the current phase will provide an up-to-date report on conditions and public opinion, which will help focus the development of an environmental document by the Surface Transportation Board (STB).