New For Almost A Quarter-Century Afterward The Abandonment Of The Cr&Nw Rr, The Tracks From Chitna To Mccarthy Were Operated Equally A Populace Tram Road.
After the railroad unopen inwards 1938, residents used the McCarthy branch on an ad-hoc footing amongst a multifariousness of rolling stock (mostly modest mitt cars, gas inspection cars, in addition to converted autos in addition to trucks). In 1941 the correct of agency was deeded to the territory equally a “public tramway or tram road”, in addition to populace service was operated intermittently for many years. The Alaska Road Commission maintained the rails until WWII.
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