Delta Junction is a city in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 918. The city is located a short distance south of the confluence of the D
Mile 1422 — End of the Alaska Highway
Signpost at Delta Junction marks the end of the ALCAN Highway
The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad that operates freight and passenger trains in the state of Alaska. The railroad's mainline runs between Seward on the southern coast and Fairbanks, near the
Delta Junction, Alaska
…and maintenance of the military facilities, mining, agriculture, tourism and their support industries form the backbone of the area economy. An Alaska Railroad spur from Fairbanks to Delta Junction has been proposed to transport material to the missile defense site. This could facilitate other types of industry…
An Alaska Railroad passenger train at Portage Depot.
A 1915 photograph of the railroad under construction.
An Alaska Railroad steam locomotive crossing the Tanana River on the ice at Nenana just prior to completion of the railroad in 1923.
An Alaska Railroad passenger train rolling between Anchorage, Denali National Park and Fairbanks.