Photo by University of Alaska Fairbanks archives, 1979-0041-00046, Falcon Joslin Collection
A look at the Tanana Mines Railroad at Chena, probably about 1906. The TMRR was built to connect the deeper river port at Chena with Fairbanks and other minig communities. Built in 1905, the rails and rights of way were purchased by the federal government during the planning for the railroad that eventually became the Alaska Railroad. -- Caroline Atuk-Derrick, University of Alaska Fairbanks archives assistant