Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-15
ANNUAL REPORT 'SEC.IIoF INTERIOR
 ON ALASKA KY.
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 Work started on filling the trestle approaches at bridges 3707 and DID and on the masonry for bridge 36O9 at Dry Creek.
 Concrete piles built at Anchorage for bridge 4321. Engine house moved. from Nenana to Healy.
 Three cottages and dormitory nov ed from Chickaloon to Curry.
 Car repair shop built at Anchorage.
 Old boiler house at Anchorage re- modelled for use as a coal testing la boratory for Bureau of Mines.
 Cooling tower built and trestle changed at Anchorage power plant.
 Snowshed TIA extended 100 feet at south end and g feet on north end.
 Snowshed 531 extended AS feet.
 Track between miles 5 and raised from 1-2 to feet to place it above the flood level of the glacial streams; 172 cubic yards of gravel and 47,956 cubic yards of rock used. Approximately 10S,471 crossties re- newed.
 The completion of the above items of work will result in decreased flu ture costs of maintenance.
 Train Operation
 From the beginning of the fiscal year until August 31, three passenger trains week in each direction were operated between Seward and Fair. banks with dining and sleeping car service, the trains making a continu. ous run between the two terminals On August 31 this service was chang ed to two passenger trains a week in each direction between the two termi nals and dining car and sleeping car service discontinued, the trains re- maining overnight at the Curry Hotel and stopping for the monday meals at Anchorage and Healy. On June 21, 1925, the summer schedule was put into effect of three trains per week in each direction between the two termi nals but without dining and sleeping car service, the trains remaining over night at Curry and stopping for meals en route. In both the summer sched ules a train was run in each direction on Sunday between Anchorage and Seward for the purpose of affording a connection to the Alaska steamships which are scheduled to leave Seward in the simmer months, for Seattle al p. m. on Sunday. This Sunday schedule is so arranged that round trip can be made from Seward to Mo raine and return, and quite few tour ists or round-trip passengers on the steamships have availed themselves of this opportunity to get a glimpse of Alaskan scenery. The passenger trains leaving Seward on Sunday anG Monday and arriving there on Satur day and Sunday are operating parlor observation cars, which are also oper ated on midweek trains, but only wher there are sufficient number of pas sengers to justify such operations.
 From July 1 until August 31, three freight trains week in each direction cah 1n1n fo Io4 ard and Fairbanks. On the latter date the schedules were discontinued anC as needed. With the present summer the freight trains were run as extras business the freight service is ade quately taken care of by the running of two freight trains per week in eacI direction between the terminals witt only an occasional freight movement being made.
 Maintenance-of-way Department
 The history of the maintenance-of way department is that of a constant struggle against adverse conditions The work performed in the summer season is to great extent destroyed by the severe winter conditions due te excessive heaving of the roadbed ir cold weather and snow and rock slides and floods. The general condition o1 the track and structures at the enc of this fiscal year was far better thar it was year ago and at this time com pares favorably with railroads of like traffic, so far as the line and surface of the track and the physical condi tion of the various types. of structures are concerned
 River Boat Service
 The river boat traffic was not as heavy this year as in the previous year due to large stocks of supplies being carried over by the merchants and op orators on the river from the previous year. The increase in shipments this season indicates that this surplus