"At a time when Alaska state officials are eager to provide low-cost fuel to the energy-hungry Fairbanks region, the Alaska Railroad Corp. is seeking to become the first U.S. company to ship liquefied natural gas by rail.

The Alaska railroad and three other companies -- Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Florida East Coast Railway Co. -- have applied for Federal Railroad Administration permits to ship LNG on their rail lines.

Currently, no liquefied gas is transported by rail in the United States."

Margaret Kriz Hobson reports for EnergyWire March 13, 2015. [2]