So, looking at the satellite view of the area, it looks like it was the ocean bottom long ago.
I was thinking of turning to the Alaska RR for ideas, but this terrain is awful.
The ARR and the main highway from Anchorage to Fairbanks follow virtually the same route today, along the river to avoid massive excavations.
How does the Churchill Highway handle the weather and flooding? Why did the Canadian government abandon this line (and the folks that live there)when CNR deemed it financially unable to maintain and operate it?
Fixing washouts is a bandaid to provide a short term lifeline. I suppose we have all seen the photos railroads around the world that keep places alive. There are many small places in Alaska that survive by air or boat support only.
No longer having a major source of revenue, it seems that the Churchill residents are on their own.
