The rail link from Port MacKenzie to the existing rail terminus in Houston along the Parks Highway is about 3/4 complete.  Right now, as reported in the ADN and on the news, trucks from Anchorage with tanks on them are going out to the gas delivery station in Point MacKenzie where the tanks are filled.  The full tanks are then driven back to Anchorage and loaded onto the trains.  The trains leave Anchorage and roll by the terminus/transfer site in Houston on their way to Fairbanks.  

In addition to the natural gas, lime (make our own cement), gold, molybdenum and other resources are just waiting to be extracted by several companies who want to use the new rail connection to Port MacKenzie for delivery and export.  

Finally, I for one laud the courage and determination of the MSB Assembly and its manager.  If I read the article correctly, very little investment will come directly from the state.