{"id":46220,"date":"2019-04-01T12:18:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T16:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=46220"},"modified":"2019-04-01T12:18:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T16:18:16","slug":"alaska-railroad-seeks-permit-for-expansion-into-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/alaska-railroad-seeks-permit-for-expansion-into-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Permit sought for Alaska Railroad expansion into Canada","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alaska Railroad could get an extension into Canada, pending the approval of a permit from President Donald Trump, reports the Anchorage Daily News.<br \/>\nIn the proposed project by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.a2arail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alberta to Alaska Railway Development Corporation (A2A)<\/a>, 1,700 miles of track would be built in a plan to make it easier for goods to travel to and from Asia by linking the Canadian rail network to Alaska&#8217;s Port MacKenzie. 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