Alaska–Canada Rail Link: Feasibility Reports

This page presents Phase 1 (2005–2007) materials. For Phase 2 (2012–2013), see the Related section below.

State of Alaska released a long–term Freight Rail Improvements & Investments Plan (Nov. 2015), which includes the Alaska–Canada Rail Link and a rail extension from Fairbanks to Nome and the North Slope.
Summary of Recent Plans and Projects — PDF doc. [4.42 MB]

Phase 1 — Feasibility Study (2005–2007)

Alaska–Canada Rail Link — Executive Report (2007) Alaska–Canada Rail Link — Research Report (2007) Alaska–Canada Rail Link — Summary & Conclusions Report (2007) Alaska–Canada Rail Link — Tourism & Trains: Prospectus & Appraisal (2007) Oct. 11, 2005: First Contracts Awarded in Rail Link Study (AK DOT&PF) Alaska–Canada Rail Link — Area Map (PDF) Apr. 25, 2005: Memorandum of Understanding (AK Governor Frank Murkowski & Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie)
Related (Phase 2 and Other):
• Phase 2 — Feasibility Study (2012–2013)
• Alaska–Canada Railroad Project (Metz & Taylor, Mar. 2012) — Incremental Expansion Project Breakout by Paul Metz, PhD, CPG, P.G. and Mark Taylor, P.E. (University of Alaska Fairbanks).

Phase 1 Project Governance & Participants (2005–2007)

PHASE ONE PROJECT GOVERNANCE

Advisory Committee

Co–chairs: Governor of Alaska and Premier of Yukon
Alaska Members
State of Alaska Co–chair: Frank H. Murkowski, Governor
Alaska Legislature — Senate: John Cowdery, Chair of Rules Committee
Alaska Legislature — House: John Coghill, Representative, North Pole
Alaska Railroad Corporation: Pat Gamble, President
Doyon, Limited: Orie Williams, CEO
Ex–Officio: Jeannette James
Yukon Members
Government of Yukon Co–chair: Dennis Fentie, Premier
Yukon Economic Development: Jim Kenyon, Minister
Council of Yukon First Nations: Andy Carvill, Grand Chief
Kaska Tribal Council: Dave Porter

Management Working Group

Chair: Deputy Minister, Yukon Economic Development
Alaska Members
Department of Transportation: Mike Barton, Commissioner
Alaska Railroad Corporation: Bruce Carr, Director, Strategic Planning
Governor’s Office: Rob Corbisier, Special Staff Assistant
Department of Transportation: Mark Taylor, Special Projects Administrator
Ex–Officio: Jeannette James
Yukon Members
Yukon Economic Development (Chair): Eugene Lysy, Deputy Minister
Yukon Highways & Public Works: John Stecyk, Deputy Minister
Yukon Indian Development Corporation: Stanley Noel, CEO
Government of BC: Kathleen Miller, ADM, Transportation
Government of Canada: David W. Murray, Regional Director General
Ex–Officio: Ed Storm, Manager, BC Ministry of Transportation

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

Alaska–Canada Rail Link Project Management Team

Project Manager: Kells Boland
Assistant Project Manager: Peter Laight
Project Manager, Ports Access: Roy Matson
Project Communications Coordinator: Amanda Leslie
University of Alaska Fairbanks: Paul Metz

Alaska–Canada Rail Link Project Consultants — Market Research Team

Boston Consulting Group, Toronto, ON
Gartner Lee Ltd., Whitehorse, YT
GHK International, Vancouver, BC
Hatch Consulting, Mississauga, ON
Inukshuk Planning & Development, Whitehorse, YT
Klugherz & Associates, Seattle, WA
Landspoint Consulting, Calgary, AB
Lockheed Martin, Anchorage, AK
QGI Consulting, Edmonton, AB
Raw Materials Group, Stockholm, Sweden
Vector Research, Whitehorse, YT
Yukon Economic Development, Whitehorse, YT

Alaska–Canada Rail Link Project Consultants — Technical / Engineering Research Team

Banjar Management Inc., Delta, BC
CH2M Hill Canada Ltd.
DKA Marketing, Vancouver, BC
EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., Whitehorse, YT
HDR Engineering, Chicago, IL
Innovative Scheduling, Gainesville, FL
Pacific Contracting Co. LLC, Skagway, AK
UMA Engineering Ltd., Edmonton, AB
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Yukon Engineering Services, Whitehorse, YT

Financial Advisory Team

Ernst & Young Orenda, Vancouver, BC
HDR / HLB Decision Economics Inc., Ottawa, ON
Macquarie North America Ltd., Vancouver, BC
Partnerships BC, Victoria, BC

Strategic Impacts Team

Information Insights Inc., Fairbanks, AK
Informetrica Ltd., Ottawa, ON
IRIS Environmental Systems Inc., Calgary, AB
Macleod Institute, Calgary, AB