Taking a ride on Denver’s Light Rail, Part 2
Today’s Friday afternoon photo tour takes a quick visit back to Denver to catch the new West Rail Line, or W Line. Construction began on this line in 2007, and it was finally opened...
Taking a ride on Denver’s Light Rail, Part 1
Though I haven’t quite finished up posting everything from Alaska and the NRHS Convention, I figured it might be nice for a little change of pace… which is why we’re going to go and...
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...
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...
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...
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...