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Passenger Trains > Alaska RR--part 3 (misc)Date: 06/02/23 19:08 Alaska RR--part 3 (misc) Author: PVSfan I want to give a summary of other ARR passenger trains I saw on my trip in addition to the
"Denali Star" which I posted in part 2. 1) On one occasion we went into a siding between Talkeetna and Denali, for a "hot" southbound private tour train. It consisted of about 6 bilevel cars different from those McKinley Explorer cars on the rear of our train. They might have been Princess cars. 2) Twice I saw the Thurs-Mon "Hurricane Turn" train. This is the all-stops (flagstop) train serving locals in their cabins between Talkeetna and Hurricane. Consist was a F40PH, baggage car, a low-level coach, and a dome car. Looks like a fun train to ride on a round trip from Talkeetna! Trip is just over 6 hours long. 3) On two occasions I saw the "Coastal Classic" train between Anchorage and Seward. If I had not ridden that route on a R&LHS special in 1982 I would have bought a ticket for sure on this vacation. Scenery is spectacular! The consist of the train laying over in Seward that I saw had more cars than the "Denali Star." 4) I spotted a 5-6 car train sitting at Portage empty of any passengers. It was probably the "Glacier Discovery" train which covers Anchorage, Girdwood, Whittier, Spencer, and Grandview. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/23 07:06 by PVSfan. Date: 06/03/23 08:22 Re: Alaska RR--part 3 (misc) Author: pennsy3750 PVSfan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 2) Twice I saw the Thurs-Mon "Hurricane Turn" > train. This is the all-stops (flagstop) train I would love to ride this one day, just for the experience. A high-seniority ARR conductor on the Coastal Classic told me a couple years ago that if I asked, there were pretty good odds the Hurricane Turn crew would do a photo stop somewhere. Date: 06/04/23 19:49 Re: Alaska RR--part 3 (misc) Author: rbenko Here's the Hurricane Turn laying over in Talkeetna back in September 2022
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