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Government to build Alaska railroad rivaling Panama canal
A Washington letter reports the United States plans a government owned railroad in Alaska led by the Alaskan engineering commission with William C. Edes as chairman and Lieutenant Frederick Mears. The Susitna route from Seward to Fairbanks would tap coal fields and mineral wealth, with a total cost around 26.8 million dollars and a readiness timeline beginning with a 1.15 million purchase for the existing Alaska Northern Railroad.
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