Behind the scenes of the Alaska Railroad…
Over the past few weeks we’ve gotten a chance to check out the best that the Alaska Railroad has to offer – from its most attractive scenery to some of its rarer routes, we’ve...
Yearly Archive: 2013
Rare mileage on the Alaska Railroad – The Palmer & Airport Branches
Most of the places we’ve checked out thus far on the Alaska Railroad are part of regular routes that countless passengers have traveled over. Today, however, we’re going to take a look at two...
Metro-North’s newest Arts for Transit – a revisit to the Hudson Line
I think it is fairly well established that I love the Arts for Transit program, and pretty much any transit-related art in general. My three-year-long jaunt to every single Metro-North station was not only...
More Adventures on the Alaska Railroad, South of Anchorage
In our last two Alaska Railroad videos, we got a chance to tour the two main areas the railroad services south of Anchorage – Whittier and Seward. Both routes share the same trackage just...
One more visit to West Haven station
If you read our most recent Tuesday Tour to Metro-North’s newest station in West Haven, you may recall that I said that it would be appropriate if the the station were to have something...
A visit to Whittier, and a ride through North America’s longest rail/highway tunnel
In 1923 President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike just north of Nenana, completing the Alaska Railroad’s main line. The line extended 470 miles from Seward to Fairbanks, and is still the major...