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Jun 01 2018

Fast ferry’s future sailings uncertain

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Transportation

The Alaska Marine Highway System appears to be phasing out its fast ferries. One is in long-term storage and the other will join it this fall.

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | June 1, 2018 6:49 am

May 30 2018

Tourists in Skagway take pictures with a White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad train car in 2017. (Photo by Emily Files/KHNS)

Rock strike suspends White Pass train service in Skagway

By Abbey Collins, KHNS-Haines | Public Safety, Southeast, Tourism, Transportation

White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad suspended service after a rock struck a bridge about 7 miles up the railroad track from town. White Pass official Tyler Rose said service should be restored in the next few days.

By Abbey Collins, KHNS-Haines | May 30, 2018 12:04 pm

May 27 2018

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Graphic by Pew Charitable Trusts)

Why this state thinks engineers can save pedestrians’ lives

By Scott Rodd, Stateline | Nation & World, Pew Charitable Trusts, Public Safety, Transportation

The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roadways is up — by a lot. Nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in 2016, up from 4,100 in 2009 and the highest toll since 1990, according to the Governors Highway Safety Administration. The number of deaths held steady between 2016 and 2017 — but that was cold comfort.

By Scott Rodd, Stateline | May 27, 2018 8:05 am

May 22 2018

The ferry Taku waits to load passengers in Sitka Jan. 22, 2012, while it was still sailing. It’s been sold to a company based in Dubai after a Portland, Oregon, bidder withdrew its offer. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)

Efforts underway to reform Marine Highway System

By Maria Dudzak, KRBD-Ketchikan | Transportation

A regional nonprofit wants to transition the ferry system to a public corporation. Next up: developing a long-term operation and business strategy.

By Maria Dudzak, KRBD-Ketchikan | May 22, 2018 9:16 am

May 21 2018

Ferries fully funded in operating budget

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Syndicated, Transportation

The Alaska Marine Highway System got what it asked for in the Legislature’s operating budget. Next budget year’s sailings and routes will be similar to this year’s schedule.

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | May 21, 2018 5:34 pm

May 21 2018

Google spin-off company Waymo's Firefly 1 reference vehicle. Waymo is one of seven companies that has notified Washington's Department of Licensing that they plan to test self-driving vehicles.

Meet the companies testing self-driving vehicles in the Pacific Northwest

By Tom Banse, Northwest News Network | Science & Tech, Transportation

“The industry, the private sector is pulling government along, whether we’re ready or not,” a said Washington transportation official said. “We’re trying to play catch up, but we do need a public policy framework.”

By Tom Banse, Northwest News Network | May 21, 2018 3:00 am

May 17 2018

Vigor Alaska shipyard workers gather to watch the Tazlina get lowered into the water at the shipyard’s drydock in Ketchikan on May 16, 2018.

Ferry Tazlina floated for the first time

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD | Southeast, Transportation

Floating a new ferry for the first time is a painstakingly long process that involves bursts of activity followed by a lot of waiting around and listening to the hum of machinery.

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD | May 17, 2018 3:35 pm

May 16 2018

The 5,000 passenger Ovation of the Seas, in the Port of Rotterdam. CLAA’s Fred Reeder argues that being able to dock a Quantum-class ship like the Ovation (the second-largest class of cruise ships afloat) could bring an additional 100,000 passengers to Sitka each year, and an additional $600,000 in local sales taxes. (Flickr photo by Frans Berkelaar)

As Sitka’s cruise numbers rebound, port manager says city’s not ready for uptick

By Robert Woolsey, KCAW-Sitka | Local Government, Southeast, Tourism, Transportation

Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska port manager Fred Reeder told the Sitka Chamber of Commerce that the outlook for large-ship cruising — around the world — was improving. He was concerned that Sitka was not ready to capitalize on the uptick.

By Robert Woolsey, KCAW-Sitka | May 16, 2018 9:49 am

May 16 2018

An ice jam Saturday led to flooding and large chunks of ice on the railroad tracks north of Talkeetna. (Photo courtesy Alaska Railroad)

Railroad traffic still stalled as Talkeetna flooding recedes

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | Southcentral, Transportation, Weather

Flooding that halted Alaska Railroad trains north of Talkeetna on Saturday, has receded, but train traffic remains shut down.

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | May 16, 2018 7:36 am

May 15 2018

Former Unalaska mayor to run state ferry system

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Syndicated, Transportation

Shirley Marquardt is the new executive director of the Alaska Marine Highway. She’s a former Southwest Alaska mayor with decades of experience with coastal businesses.

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | May 15, 2018 6:49 pm

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Fast ferry’s future sailings uncertain

Rock strike suspends White Pass train service in Skagway

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Ferries fully funded in operating budget

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