He’s back: Former Gov. Murkowski pitches Alaska-Canada rail link (again)

Frank Murkowski is again pitching a rail link between Canada and Alaska, an old idea the former senator and governor worked on when he was in office.
Now Murkowski is back, as a special envoy working under the current governor to get talks on the rail link on track. He spoke at a luncheon Wednesday put on by World Trade Center Anchorage.
“You know, there’s a lot of potential in Alaska,” Murkowski said. “The problem always is getting it off the ground and getting