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Fairbanks North Star Borough

Tanana Valley Railroad #1

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HK Porter
0-4-0 wheel configuration
narrow gauge
saddle tank

Location

Pioneer Park

Riverboat Nenana

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- Built in 1933 by the Berg Ship Building Company at Nenana, AK.
-Has a cargo deck, boat deck, Texas deck, and the pilot house.
- Capable of transporting 48 passengers and 300 tons of cargo (2 tons that needed to be kept cool).
- Could push six barges on the Yukon River but only one on the Tanana River

Location

Pioneer Park

Riverboat Discovery II

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Rebuilt in 1970
3 Decks
315 Passenger
Former Barge

Location

Fairbanks

The Norseman 55555

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Noorduyn Norseman

UC-64AS

Could change to three types of landing gear, such as its floats for on the water, wheels for ground, and skis for on the snow.

High wings allowed easier loading of cargo and passengers.

Location

Pioneer Park

N99330

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Douglas
DC-6A

Location

Fairbanks International Airport

N99212

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Douglas
DC-4

Location

Ice Park

N90201

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1945
Douglas
DC-4

Location

Ice Park

N51802

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Douglas C-54G
Skymaster

Location

Fairbanks International Airport

N6174C

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1954
Douglas
DC-6 A

Location

Chena Hot Springs Resort

N1377K

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1954
Douglas
DC-6

Location

Fairbanks International Airport

N1036F

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1979 Douglas DC-6A
Built by Douglas Aircraft Company

Location

Fairbanks International Airport

N999SQ

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1951
Douglas
DC-6b

Location

Pikes Lodge

N701FY

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1943
Beechcraft
18

Location

Pioneer Park

N666SQ

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Douglas DC-6
Built by Douglas Aircraft Works

Location

North Pole

N467FE

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1977
Boeing
727-225

Location

Fairbanks International Airport

Lavelle Young

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Built in 1898
150 feet in length X 32 feet in width and 3 foot draft.
Maximum Speed is 12mph
Crew was made up of captain, mate, engineer, purser and steward.
Can haul up to 28 passengers and has a weight opacity of 500lb.

Location

Pioneer Park

Into the Wild Bus 142

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1946 International Harvester K-5

Location

University of Alaska Fairbanks Engineering Building

Aurora Express

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Order of the consist
Locomotive 3021
Diner
Arlene
Bordello
National Emblem
Tank Car
Caboose 1068

Location

Chena Hot Springs Resort

Discovery

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1955 by Jim Binkley
2 decks
150 Passenger Boat

Location

Riverboat Discovery

Harding Car

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Built in 1905 by the Pullman Company
Costed $11,000
81ft X 10ft
Has restroom, pull-down bed, closets
Nicknamed the Denali Car, Rich man's Yatch on Wheels

Location

Pioneer Park

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