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  1. A few more impressions from today’s trip on board the #AlaskaRailroad 🇺🇸 “Denali Star” #DomeCar. It was built in the 1950s by Pullman Standard for the Union Pacific “City of St. Louis” Streamliner. There’s the “Dome” in the middle of the car, as well as two “Coach” areas on either side of the Dome.

  2. A few more impressions from today’s trip on board the #AlaskaRailroad 🇺🇸 “Denali Star” #DomeCar. It was built in the 1950s by Pullman Standard for the Union Pacific “City of St. Louis” Streamliner. There’s the “Dome” in the middle of the car, as well as two “Coach” areas on either side of the Dome.

  3. The #AlaskaRailroad 🇺🇸 “Denali Star” service from #Anchorage to #Fairbanks is powered by a pair of EMD SD70MAC 4000hp freight train diesels, equipped for passenger car heating. Our dome car #502 is the former Union Pacific “Dome Coach” #7014 built in the 1950s for the “City of St. Louis” streamliner.

  4. The #AlaskaRailroad 🇺🇸 “Denali Star” service from #Anchorage to #Fairbanks is powered by a pair of EMD SD70MAC 4000hp freight train diesels, equipped for passenger car heating. Our dome car #502 is the former Union Pacific “Dome Coach” #7014 built in the 1950s for the “City of St. Louis” streamliner.

  5. Doing another post from on board the #AlaskaRailroad 🇺🇸 train northbound for #Fairbanks, while there’s still mobile phone coverage. (There won’t be once we pass through the mountains.) We have just left #Anchorage. Time to switch back and forth between the #Diner (for breakfast) and the Dome Car.

  6. Doing another post from on board the #AlaskaRailroad 🇺🇸 train northbound for #Fairbanks, while there’s still mobile phone coverage. (There won’t be once we pass through the mountains.) We have just left #Anchorage. Time to switch back and forth between the #Diner (for breakfast) and the Dome Car.

  7. The #AlaskaRailroad is what summer adventure dreams are made of, with its unmistakable blue-and-gold engines that take passengers from Seward to Fairbanks.

    🔗 Read more: dlvr.it/TRPt87

    #news #Alaska #travel

  8. The #AlaskaRailroad is what summer adventure dreams are made of, with its unmistakable blue-and-gold engines that take passengers from Seward to Fairbanks.

    🔗 Read more: dlvr.it/TRPt87

    #news #Alaska #travel

  9. When it’s too cold even for Alaska’s toughest train, you know winter means business. 🥶🚂
    The Aurora Winter Train is standing still this weekend — but one lifeline still runs for off-grid residents.
    Read more: tinyurl.com/4jzrnw5y
    #AlaskaLife #AuroraWinterTrain #AlaskaRailroad #Denali #Fairbanks #AnchorageToFairbanks #News #Travel #Weather

  10. When it’s too cold even for Alaska’s toughest train, you know winter means business. 🥶🚂
    The Aurora Winter Train is standing still this weekend — but one lifeline still runs for off-grid residents.
    Read more: tinyurl.com/4jzrnw5y
    #AlaskaLife #AuroraWinterTrain #AlaskaRailroad #Denali #Fairbanks #AnchorageToFairbanks #News #Travel #Weather

  11. Heading to explore #Alaska to explore the awe-inspiring beauty guaranteed to delight your senses?

    Don’t forget about the #AlaskaRailroad as a means to doing just that. Here are five things you should know before you go: dlvr.it/TP38TB dlvr.it/TP38TC

  12. "On a train, the gentle rocking motion of the railcars, the soft clickety-clack of wheels rolling along tracks, the periodic train whistle, and the conductor's call at every station take me to a happy place." lttr.ai/AYsVb

    #fairbanks #talkeetna #Travel #AlaskaRailroad

  13. The Alaska Railroad rail journey promises a slow tour through the state's remote interior with all the grandeur of Alaskan mountains and rivers, including Denali.

    Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AXdIc

    #fairbanks #talkeetna #Travel #AlaskaRailroad

  14. That's us, on the viewing platform of our Alaska Railroad GoldStar railcar doing what else, taking photos.

    Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AVtHv

    #fairbanks #talkeetna #Travel #AlaskaRailroad

  15. This train journey on Alaska Railroad traverses two of state's five geographic regions – Interior and Southcentral Alaska.

    Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AUO1t

    #fairbanks #talkeetna #Travel #AlaskaRailroad

  16. It is in the GoldStar class where the Alaska Railroad Denali Star earns accolades as a must-do travel experience on par with those of the Rocky Mountaineer in Canada.

    Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ATe3I

    #fairbanks #talkeetna #Travel #AlaskaRailroad

  17. Alaska Railroad operates its own dome cars, with 78 reclining seats, panoramic windows, and a large open-air platform.

    Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ATOf2

    #fairbanks #talkeetna #Travel #AlaskaRailroad

  18. Every summer morning Alaska Railroad trains depart on a 356-mile journey connecting Anchorage and Fairbanks with stops in Wasilla, Talkeetna, and Denali National Park.

    Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ATHkd

    #fairbanks #talkeetna #Travel #AlaskaRailroad

  19. The 12 "Catch the Train" photo contest finalists. I love all these photos of Alaska Railroad! #Alaska #AlaskaRailroad
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  20. The 12 "Catch the Train" photo contest finalists. I love all these photos of Alaska Railroad! #Alaska #AlaskaRailroad
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  21. I firmly believe that Alaska has the most beautiful trains. Here's a great pic of one of Alaska Railroad's train in winter. Courtesy of Alaska Railroad. #Alaska #AlaskaRailroad #WinterInAlaska

  22. I firmly believe that Alaska has the most beautiful trains. Here's a great pic of one of Alaska Railroad's train in winter. Courtesy of Alaska Railroad. #Alaska #AlaskaRailroad #WinterInAlaska

  23. A few more pictures today of Denali and Mt. Hunter as well as an Alaska Railroad train that came through the Talkeetna Depot. More pics on Friday of our trip. #Alaska #AlaskaRailroad #TalkeetnaAlaska #Denali #MtHunter #AlaskaSummer

  24. A few more pictures today of Denali and Mt. Hunter as well as an Alaska Railroad train that came through the Talkeetna Depot. More pics on Friday of our trip. #Alaska #AlaskaRailroad #TalkeetnaAlaska #Denali #MtHunter #AlaskaSummer

  25. From Alaska Railroad: The results are in! We’re giving a big choo-choo to Susan Lotter our Catch the Train photo contest grand prize winner! 🤩 🚂 Thank you to all who entered this year's contest and those who voted. Thank you, Susan, for capturing this blissful image that makes our signature yellow and blue colors pop on a clear day.
    📸 by Susan Lotter
    #AlaskaRailroad

  26. From Alaska Railroad: The results are in! We’re giving a big choo-choo to Susan Lotter our Catch the Train photo contest grand prize winner! 🤩 🚂 Thank you to all who entered this year's contest and those who voted. Thank you, Susan, for capturing this blissful image that makes our signature yellow and blue colors pop on a clear day.
    📸 by Susan Lotter
    #AlaskaRailroad