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Glacier Discovery
The ''Glacier Discovery'' is a passenger train operated by the Alaska Railroad between the towns of Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage, Whittier, Alaska, Whittier Alaska and south on the Seward rail line as far as Grandview whistle stop; then back again. It is a seasonal train, only operating between the months of May and September. __NOTOC__ Station Stops The Glacier Discovery utilizes part of the Anchorage–Seward route. It makes the following station stops: * Anchorage (Alaska Railroad station), Anchorage * Girdwood Depot, Girdwood * Portage * Whittier Terminal Depot, Whittier * Portage * Spencer Whistle Stop * Grandview Whistle Stop After the stop at Grandview the train travels back again: * Spencer Whistle Stop * Portage * Whittier * Portage * Girdwood * Anchorage Rolling Stock The Glacier Discovery consist uses the following rolling stock * 1 EMD GP38-2 * 1baggage car * 1-3 single level passenger cars * 1 Colorado Railcar DMU, Colorado Railcar bi level DMU 751 Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory to the east; it also shares a maritime border with the Russian Federation's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west, just across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean, while the Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. Alaska is by far the largest U.S. state by area, comprising more total area than the next three largest states (Texas, California, and Montana) combined. It represents the seventh-largest subnational division in the world. It is the third-least populous and the most sparsely populated state, but by far the continent's most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
