ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
The Alaska Railroad will eliminate 52 positions this summer, a result of reduced production at an Interior fuel refinery.Tim Sullivan, the railroad’s manager of external affairs, says fewer train loads from the Flint Hills Refinery in North Pole will cost the railroad an estimated $5 million this year and $7 million in future years.
Most of the job losses will be through attrition or leaving seasonal and budget positions unfilled, with only a small number of workers receiving pink slips by July 1. Sullivan says most of the affected employees are in seasonal and maintenance positions.
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