Industry
Three major pipeline systems served the North during and after World War II. The Canol U.S. Army line operated from 1943 to 1947 as a 3 inch crude oil pipeline from Norman Wells to Whitehorse, with gasoline and diesel continuing to Fairbanks. The Haines-Fairbanks U.S. Army line operated from 1955 to 1971 as an 8 inch petroleum products pipeline from Haines to Fairbanks for 626 miles. The Alyeska system, operated by Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., began in 1977 as a 48 inch crude oil pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez for 789 miles.
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Delta Junction, Alaska · United States
