and shows little evidence of where it was tapped, said Christopher June, a junior specialist at Christie’s who grew up in Anchorage and remembers field trips on the Alaska Railroad as a child.

President Warren Harding hammered a golden spike into train tracks in central Alaska. It was the ceremonial final piece of ...

and shows little evidence of where it was tapped, said Christopher June, a junior specialist at Christie's who grew up in Anchorage and remembers field trips on the Alaska Railroad as a child.

Erin Kirkland In a city raised with the birth of its railroad system, it should come as no surprise that Anchorage's historic train depot marks the gateway to further Alaska adventures.

The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike Fr ...