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Shelley Hughes
8:57 - 9:29
“Port of Nome is Phase 1, the connection from Alberta to Alaska's rail system is Phase 2, and the third phase then would be, and this is the big one, Nenana to Nome.”
- Speaker
- Shelley Hughes
- Timestamp
- 8:57 – 9:29
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- August 6, 2026
From the transcript
Port of Nome is Phase 1, the connection from Alberta to Alaska's rail system is Phase 2, and the third phase then would be, and this is the big one, Nenana to Nome. And that is not a new concept. That has—. That needs the most work, but but it is not a new concept. But that is what would make us the global economic hub, the global transportation and commerce hub, the global crossroads of the North Hemisphere.
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