Yes Steve, I agree PortMack has been a boondoggle, and because MatSu has allowed it to be a silly mess they should deed it over to ARRC and enjoy the secondary benefits of having a professionally operated rail&port facility there.

To a trained eye, just the photo in this article shows the builders of the rail-grade used 10-times too much crushed rock ballast, a good trick for turning gravel into gold.

If the feds can kick in funds for completion, with adult supervision we can iron out the bumps with sensible cost containment, and offer to return the balance of the funds while improving the ARRC credit rating.

The site has attracted the interest of good trading partners, as a group effort we can efficiently make good use of PortMack while going low&slow there with minimal CAPEX-risk.

Yes I agree ARRC has all those other underutilized assets you listed, these spots should get priority utilization over PortMack, for gas & minerals, etc.

I'd love to become a BIG customer for ARRC ;-)