It links shipping lanes on the North Pacific with Interior Alaska with tracks that run from Seward by way of South Central Alaska, passing through Anchorage, Eklutna, Wasilla, Talkeetna, Denali, and Fairbanks, with spurs to Whittier, Palmer and North Pole.
ɪt lˈɪŋks ʃˈɪpɪŋ lˈeɪnz ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ pɐsˈɪfɪk wɪð ɪntˈɪɹiɚɹ ɐlˈæskə wɪð tɹˈæks ðæt ɹˈʌn fɹʌm sˈuːɚd baɪ wˈeɪ ʌv sˈaʊθ sˈɛntɹəl ɐlˈæskə, pˈæsɪŋ θɹuː ˈæŋkɚɹɪdʒ, ˈɛklʌtnə, wɑːsˈɪlə, tˈɔːkiːtnə, dɛnˈɑːli, ænd fˈɛɹbæŋks, wɪð spˈɜːz tə wˈɪɾɪɚ, pˈɑːmɚɹ ænd nˈɔːɹθ pˈoʊl.