The golden spike from the 1923 ceremony marking the completion of the Alaska Railroad is up for auction in January. Christie’s NEW YORK — The gold spike from the 1923 ceremony marking completion of ...

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 ...

"The Golden Spike is a really important piece of history, both for the Alaska Railroad, really, and for the state of Alaska," emphasized Meghen Clemens from the Alaska Railroad. This golden spike was ...

"The Golden Spike is a really important piece of history, both for the Alaska Railroad, really, and for the state of Alaska," emphasized Meghen Clemens from the Alaska Railroad. This golden spike was ...

It's the second time we've been alerted of this majestic animal's presence along this leg of the Alaska Railroad, which I’ve explored for the past two days while traveling from Anchorage to ...

Operation Toy Train will make a final round of collection stops in northern New Jersey on Saturday to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. New unwrapped toys collected during 11 stops on ...

For the 16th holiday season in a row, Operation Toy Train, a local nonprofit organization, will roll out its special train to collect toy donations for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots ...

Design a toy train layout - O, S, or Standard/Wide gauge - it requires above all making one fundamental decision. Each operator must decide what sort of look he or she wants the layout to have.

Santa and Mrs. Claus took supersized rides to southeast Alaska this week in a C-17 military cargo plane and a camouflaged ...

Operation Toy Train, the annual series of train trips to collect toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation, set records for toys collected and toys collected in a day, the organization has ...