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Aurora Winter Train
The ''Aurora Winter Train'', operated by the Alaska Railroad, provides passenger service between the cities of Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. It is a seasonal train, only operating during the non-summer months. It is similar to the ''Hurricane Turn'' in that in addition to its scheduled stops it makes flag stops, making its schedule unpredictable. The northbound train operates on Saturdays, while the southbound train operates on Sundays. Station stops The ''Aurora Winter Train'' makes the following scheduled stops *Anchorage (Alaska Railroad station), Anchorage *Wasilla Depot, Wasilla *Talkeetna (Alaska Railroad station), Talkeetna *Chase (Alaska Railroad station), Chase *Curry (Alaska Railroad station), Curry *Deadhorse *Sherman *Gold Creek *Canyon *Twin Bridges *Chulitna *Hurricane *Denali (Alaska Railroad station), Denali *Healy, Alaska, Healy *Nenana Depot, Nenana *Fairbanks (Alaska Railroad station), Fairbanks References {{AR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Stop
In public transport, a request stop, flag stop, or whistle stop is a bus stop, stop or train station, station at which buses or trains, respectively, stop only on request; that is, only if there are passengers or freight to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, stops with low passenger counts can be incorporated into a route without introducing unnecessary delay. Vehicles may also save fuel by continuing through a station when there is no need to stop. "Flag stop" airline service was historically offered by several scheduled passenger air carriers in the past into destinations with low airline passenger demand. As an example, in its June 1, 1969, worldwide system timetable, Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) had this explanation: "Flag stop: A stop will be made and traffic will be accepted only when operating conditions permit, and provided request to stop is made sufficiently in advance." There may not always be significant savings on time if there is no one to pick up be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
