August 2021 - Project under planning stage; September 2020 - President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Border Crossing Permit (presidential permit) for the project; June 2019 - Alaska Railroad Corporation and the Alaska to Alberta Railway Development Corporation signed agreement to build the project; 1600 miles (2570 km) long line will connect Fairbanks with Anchorage and the Ports of Seward and Whittier in south-central Alaska; Total cost - USD17bn