907-265-2300 Alaska Railroad Corporation AlaskaRailroad.com ALASKA RAILROAD CORPORATION PRESS KIT 907-265-2300 Alaska Railroad Corporation AlaskaRailroad.com Table of Contents Media Sources / Resources ........................................ page 1 Corporate Overview Alaska Railroad Mission / Vision / Values ......................... page 2 ARRC At-a-Glance ............................................. page 3 Alaska Railroad Leadership ..................................... page 4 Alaska Railroad History ......................................... page 6 Train Services The Route ..................................................... page 7 Passenger Train Services ........................................ page 8 Freight Train Services ........................................... page 9 Real Estate Business ..............................................page 10 Capital Investment. page 11 Blue and Gold Make Green Green Star ..................................................... page 12 A Greener Transportation Option ................................page 13 Community. page 14 Updated May 1, 2020 This Alaska Railroad Corporation Press Kit is maintained and updated annually by the: Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) | Corporate and External Affairs Department ARRC Headquarters / General Office Building (GOB) Physical: 327 W. Ship Creek Avenue | Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Mailing: P.O. Box 107500 | Anchorage, AK 99510-7500 PAGE i 907-265-2300 Alaska Railroad Corporation AlaskaRailroad.com MEDIA SOURCES AND RESOURCES Media contact for corporate information: Tim Sullivan DeYoung Michael External Affairs Director © Alaska Railroad Corporation P.O Box 107500 Anchorage, AK 99510-7500 (907) 265-2357 [email protected] Media contact for passenger services: Meghan Clemens Marketing Communications Manager Alaska Railroad Corporation P.O. Box 107500 Anchorage, AK 99510-7500 Patrick ©Judy (907) 265-2453 [email protected] PHOTO GALLERY Click above to view Alaska Railroad photography available for editorial use. AlaskaRailroad.com > Corporate > news-media > railroad-imagery PRESS RELEASES Click above to view Alaska Railroad current and Frank Keller Frank archived press releases. AlaskaRailroad.com > © Corporate > news-media > press-media BUSINESS FACTS Click above to access Alaska Railroad at-a-glance and business factsheets. AlaskaRailroad.com > Corporate PAGE 01 907-265-2300 Alaska Railroad Corporation AlaskaRailroad.com CORPORATE OVERVIEW The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) is a full-service railroad serving ports and communities from the Gulf of Alaska to Fairbanks. Owned by the State of Alaska, ARRC is a self-sustaining corporation operating without state subsidy and providing year-round passenger, freight and real estate services. THE ALASKA RAILROAD’S MISSION Through excellent customer service and sound business management practices, provide safe, efficient, and economical transportation and real estate services that support and grow economic development opportunities for the State of Alaska. THE ALASKA RAILROAD’S VISION Building a Great Railroad across a Great Land. THE ALASKA RAILROAD’S CORE VALUES Safety, Service excellence, Sustainability, Integrity and Teamwork. PAGE 02 907-265-2300 Alaska Railroad Corporation AlaskaRailroad.com ARRC AT-A-GLANCE Unlike most state-owned entities, the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) is incorporated and run like a business. Appointed by the governor, a seven-member board of directors governs railroad policy and direction. ARRC receives no operating funds from the state, nor are railroad employees state employees. The railroad’s freight, passenger and real estate services generate revenue to cover personnel, employee benefits, operations and maintenance expenses. The railroad also receives federal fund- ing to augment its capital program. ARRC employs about 550 Alaskans year-round and more than 700 during the peak summer season. The Alaska Railroad is a powerful economic engine, transporting products and people between Railbelt communities. Annually, trains haul millions of tons of freight, including groceries and other retail commodities, and construction materials for home building and commercial real estate. Freight services also support critical resource industries, such as coal, mining, oil and natural gas. Passenger trains transport more than a half million people annually. The railroad invests tens of millions of dollars each year on capital improvements aimed at “Building a Great Railroad across the Great Land.” • For quick facts about the railroad’s finances, assets, employment, operations and services, read the ARRC At-a-Glance Fact Sheet (found at AlaskaRailroad.com > Corporate). en Traylor B by PAGE 03 907-265-2300 Alaska Railroad Corporation AlaskaRailroad.com ALASKA RAILROAD LEADERSHIP President & CEO William G. O’Leary William “Bill” O’Leary as- and chief finance officer. In this capacity he sumed the railroad’s helm was responsible for the financial activities of on Nov. 1, 2013. He is re- the corporation as well as human resources sponsible for the daily man- and supply management functions. He also agement and operations of served as interim president and CEO from the corporation. April 1 to Sept. 22, 2010. Judy Petry Previously, O’Leary served A certified public accountant and lifelong Vice Chair as the railroad’s chief oper- Alaskan, O’Leary has worked in a variety of ations officer, responsible for the oversight of financial positions since 1988. Before joining rail transportation, engineering, mechanical, the railroad, he was controller of the Alaska safety, labor relations, marketing, customer International Airport System. Born and raised service and grant administration functions. in Fairbanks, O’Leary earned a bachelor’s From July 2001 to March 2013, O’Leary was degree in accounting from the University of the Alaska Railroad’s vice president of finance Alaska Fairbanks. Board Chairman Craig Campbell Governor Mike Dunleavy He concluded his military service as the adju- appointed Craig Camp- tant general for the Alaska National Guard. bell to the Alaska Railroad Leadership and public service includes three Board of Directors in Sep- terms on the Anchorage Assembly, commis- tember 2019. Fellow direc- sioner of the Alaska Department. of Military tors elected Campbell as & Veterans Affairs (2002), and one term as chair in February 2020. lieutenant governor. He is president of Aurora He earned a master’s degree in public admin- Launch Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Alaska istration from Golden Gate University in San Aerospace (AAC). Previously, Campbell was Francisco, and a master’s degree in national AAC’s president and CEO, in deference to his security and strategic studies from the Naval 35 years of aerospace experience in the U.S. War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard. PAGE 04 907-265-2300 Alaska Railroad Corporation AlaskaRailroad.com Board of Directors Board Chair: Craig Campbell President, In 2019, Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Bill Sheffield as Chair Emeritus, allowing ARRC to continue to Aurora Launch Services Judy Petry benefit from this his considerableVice Chair railroad and Alaska business experience. Judy Petry Vice Chair Board Vice-Chair: John MacKinnon Judy Petry Commissioner, President and Alaska Department of General Manager, Transportation and Farmrail System, Inc. Public Facilities John Binkley Julie Anderson Vice President, Commissioner, Godspeed, Inc. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development John Shively Jack Burton Chairman of the Board, Track Inspector, Pebble Mines Alaska Railroad Corporation PAGE 05 907-265-2300 Alaska Railroad Corporation AlaskaRailroad.com ALASKA RAILROAD HISTORY • The bridge over Hurricane Gulch, the Constructed decades before the Territory of most dramatic bridge on the line, was Alaska earned statehood, the Alaska Railroad built in 1921 using more than 100,000 has had a profound impact on the 49th ad- rivets. It extends 915 feet across the dition to the United States. The railroad has canyon and soars 296 feet over Hurri- also played a pivotal role in our country’s mili- cane Creek. tary and economic endeavors. Indeed, military • Some of the same equipment used to and mining needs drove interest in a railroad. build the Alaska Railroad was used in construction of the Panama Canal. President Woodrow Wilson put the wheels in motion in 1914, forming the Alaska Engineer- More History Information Resources ing Commission to determine the best route. Construction on the nearly 500-mile route • The ARRC Historic Timeline lists Alaska began in 1915 and concluded in July 1923. In Railroad milestones and highlights from 1985, the state purchased the railroad from conception and construction, to early the federal government, and the Alaska Rail- operations, to today’s business lines. Found road remains a state asset today. at AlaskaRailroad.com > Corporate. • ARRC Annual Reports document financial Some intriguing construction tidibts: highlights and key milestones. Dating back • The steepest grade on the Alaska to 1982, reports are available online at Railroad is 3%, between Spencer and AlaskaRailroad.com > Corporate > Grandview on the way to Seward. Leadership > Reports PAGE 06 907-265-2300 Alaska Railroad Corporation AlaskaRailroad.com TRAIN SERVICES Over 100 years ago, President Wood- row Wilson pursued a vision to open up the territory’s interior with a rail transporta- tion corridor between Seward and Fairbanks. Today, the Alaska Rail- road continues to move residents, visitors