Mile 133 to Mile 145

After crossing the Copper River on the low trestle at mile 132, the line climbs the side hill of the south bank of the Kotsina River.

It then crosses over the saddle visible in the photo below and follows the north bank of the Chitina River:

Here it is emerging on the other side of the saddle, looking down on the Chitina River at mile 135:

The 1913 Alaska Railroad Commission report said, "The road follows the high bench above the valley of the Chitina to the Kuskulana River, which is crossed on a heavy steel bridge in good condition. . ." Bridge construction at mile 136 in 1910:

Farther along at mile 136, probably in 1914:

Track displaced by permafrost at Strelna, early 1960s:

Mile 138:

Mile 145, just before the Kuskulana River Bridge: