Aquatrain

The Aquatrain (or AquaTrain) is 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 has 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 have been provided by Foss Maritime. Foss utilizes two 116 ft (35 m) tugboats Justine Foss and Barbara Foss.[1][2][3]

Aquatrain
History
Name: Aquatrain
Operator: Canadian National Railway
Route: Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada to Whittier, Alaska, United States
Builder: Shin-A shipbuilding
Completed: 1982
General characteristics
Type: Sea-going rail barge
Installed power: None
Crew: None
Not to be confused with Quatrain.

References
  1. "Warriors in the Last Frontier". Alaska Mega Machines. 30 August 2016. Discovery Channel.
  2. "Canadian National's AquaTrain". Alaska Rails .org. 21 August 1998.
  3. "Foss Transports World's Largest Railcar Barge". Foss Maritime Company, LLC. 2020.
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