Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The 75th anniversary of the Alaska Railroad is celebrated in 1998 by recreating the driving of the golden spike at Nenana, Alaska. In July 1923, President Warren G. Harding hammered in the original golden spike. Alaska's Governor Tony Knowles performs the honors at the 75th anniversary event. Alaska Railroad President and CEO Bill Sheffield is interviewed about the history of the railroad. This KTVF television news story was broadcast in Interior Alaska in 1998; the original video contains some glitches (Color/Sound/BetaSP videotape).
This clip is from AAF-10554 of the KTVF Television Film Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
The 75th anniversary of the Alaska Railroad is celebrated in 1998 by recreating the driving of the golden spike at Nenana, Alaska. In July 1923, President Warren G. Harding hammered in the original golden spike. Alaska's Governor Tony Knowles performs the honors at the 75th anniversary event. Alaska Railroad President and CEO Bill Sheffield is interviewed about the history of the railroad. This KTVF television news story was broadcast in Interior Alaska in 1998; the original video contains some glitches (Color/Sound/BetaSP videotape).
This clip is from AAF-10554 of the KTVF Television Film Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
