The Aquatrain (or AquaTrain) was an unpowered unmanned sea-going rail barge operated by Canadian National Railway (CN) between Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, and the Alaska Railroad in Whittier, Alaska, United States. It is the largest such barge in the world, containing 8 sidings and using a tug for power and control. The length of loadable train, some 50 cars, would, if the cars were placed end to end, rise up twice as tall as the Chicago Willis Tower. The ferry service started operations in 1962, and had a 3-day voyage between Whittier and Prince Rupert, usually operating once a week, year-round. The Aquatrain barge was built in 1982 by South Korea's Shin-A shipbuilding, and is 400 ft × 100 ft (122 m × 30 m). Since 1993, the Aquatrain's maritime tugboats and tug crews were provided by Foss Maritime. Foss utilized two 116 ft (35 m) tugboatsJustine Foss and Barbara Foss.[2][3][4]
CN Rail, CN Aquatrain: Fastest Rail Ferry Service to Alaska
oil-electric, Boxcars Go to Sea - CN "AquaTrain", 20 March 2008
Flickr, CN AquaTrain barge at Fairview, Prince Rupert slip, where rail cars are delivered to & received from the Alaska Railroad - 19 October 2014, Jim Throne
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