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Whittier Portage Tunnel Upgrade and Well Cars
Rehabilitation and widening of the Portage Tunnel on the Whittier Branch to allow double-stack container trains, plus 30 railcars for the container service
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- Buyer
- Alaska Railroad Corporation
- Where
- Alaska · Whittier
- Segments
- Civil works, Track, Rolling stock
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware
- Status
- Planned — Board approval was on the 5 June 2026 consent agenda; no contract is cited.
- Value band
- $25–100m
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Grant application September 2025 · Grant announced April 2026 · Board consent agenda June 2026 · Next regular board November 2026 · Construction start planned 2028 · Completion planned 2029
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3 sources · all primary
- ● Alaska Railroad board book, 5 June 2026 · Board book with 27 March 2026 minutes (Port MacKenzie rail extension pre-development resolution) and Resolutions 2026-09 and 2026-10 with AFE forms; Resolution 2026-10 and AFE 11475 (Whittier Portage Tunnel and well cars) are on the 5 June consent agenda. This is a packet, not signed minutes of 5 June (published 2026-06-05 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Alaska Railroad board meetings · 2026 board and committee meeting calendar with links to agendas and board books; next regular board meeting 17 November 2026 (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Alaska Railroad fact sheet: Port of Whittier Operational Efficiency Project · Fact sheet of 1 May 2026: planning, design and pre-construction phase; construction anticipated 2028, completion 2029; FY2025 PIDP grant with 30% ARRC match (published 2026-05-01 · checked 2026-10-08)
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