Workers sought a wage increase and to preserve brakeman positions, which the company considered eliminating.
Tourism
Don’t look down: Alyeska Resort opens new dizzying attraction
The Veilbreaker Skybridges are suspended 2,500 feet above the valley floor.
As Mendenhall Glacier hits tour capacity, Juneau visitors are opting for the city bus
With tour bus visits to the Mendenhall Glacier sold out halfway through the season, tourists are increasingly using the city bus to get to and from Juneau’s top destination.
Allen Marine Tours asks visitors to consider the cost of their emissions
Sitka-based Allen Marine Tours is one of the first tour companies in the region to adopt a carbon offset program.
78 pilot whales were slaughtered near a cruise ship carrying marine conservationists in Europe
Passengers aboard the cruise ship Ambition had just arrived Sunday in the port of Tórshavn in the Danish territory when they caught the spectacle, part of a long-standing and highly scrutinized local tradition.
In the wake of canceled cruise stops, Valdez official says businesses should focus on in-state tourism
Norwegian Cruise Lines abruptly canceled the rest of its season’s stops in Valdez late last month, leaving local businesses scrambling. The city said the cancellations account for about a third of the expected cruise guests this summer. And for at least one tourism company, the Norwegian passengers made up nearly all of its business. Brian…