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Steamer Nenana and a barge on the Yukon River. A few people can be seen standing on the barge.

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River Boat Nenana in dry dock 5-15-57 Stack is down to go under the bridge going to Fairbanks

Nenana pushing a barge with military supplies

Docked in Nenana

The Steamer Nenana coming into the Chena River from Nenana 1957

The Nenana moored on the Chena River in the lagoon made for her

Pilot Allen Brown going before the Nenana sounding the water for depth

The Nenana moored in its first location in Pioneer Park

River Boat Nenana. A unique phase of the Alaska Railroad operations is the operation of the sternwheeler riverboat Nenana on the Tanana and Yukon Rivers. Military Freight from the railroad is delivered to the otherwise inaccessible river villages or Army Bases

Historical Photos of the Steamer Nenana

700 tons moved down the Tanana River on the last trip of the season in 1935. 300 tons of freight were on a steamer, and 400 tons were on a barge.

Steamer Nenana at the dock. A barge sits in front of it. A couple of buildings line the waterfront.

Steamer Nenana and a barge on the Yukon River. A few people can be seen standing on the barge.

River Boat Nenana in dry dock 5-15-57 Getting ready to remove the stack to go under the bridge going to
Fairbanks

Collection of Photos

The Steamer Nenana was a unique phase of the Alaska Railroad operation on the Tanana and Yukon Rivers. Military Freight from the railroad is delivered to the otherwise inaccessible river villages or Army Bases.