Aquatrain logs 40th year.

• Position: Transportation

For four decades, Alaska businesses have enjoyed having two ways to obtain goods by rail, thanks to a quiet little company with an exotic name. CN Aquatrain, a small division of the Canadian National Railway, celebrated its 40th anniversary of serving the Alaska market last summer.

One of the largest railroads in North America, Canadian National's Y-shaped network spans three North American coasts, Vancouver to Halifax and as far south...