SUMMER 2015 SCHEDULES | FARES | PACKAGES Glenn Aronwits © BE MOVED. AlaskaRailroad.com 800.544.0552 PASSENGER | FREIGHT | REAL ESTATE Since 1923, the Alaska Railroad has been Welcome Aboard! 1 providing regularly scheduled public Depot Locations 2 transportation service to the ports and communities of Southcentral and Interior Route Map 3 Alaska. It just so happens that the 500 Schedules & Fares 5 miles of track we service winds through some of the most incredible scenery and Important Information 13 landscape in North America. PACKAGES Over the years, the Alaska Railroad has Denali Getaways 19 grown to meet the demand of Alaska visitors who want Alaska rail vacations. Our rail adventure packages include Glaciers, Rails & Trails 21 a wide variety of accommodations and tours to match our Alaska by Daylight 23 award-winning rail service. In addition, we offer something to suit any level of budget and spirit of adventure. Deluxe Alaska Sampler 25 Whether you’re an Alaskan traveling for work or play, or a Glacier Cruise & Interior Alaska 27 visitor checking your trip-of-a-lifetime off your bucket list, Alaska’s National Parks by Rail 29 give us a call. Our Alaska-based reservation agents are ready to provide you with excellent service and get you where you Denali & Spencer Glacier Tour 31 want to go. Taste of Alaska 33 Just the Basics 34 DAY TOURS Bill O’Leary Glacier Discovery Train 37 President & CEO Alaska Railroad Corporation Coastal Classic Train 43 Denali Star Train 45 Hurricane Turn Flagstop Train 47 OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS Anchorage 49 Girdwood 50 Seward 50 Whittier 51 Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop 51 Talkeetna 51 Denali 53 Fairbanks 54 Terms & Conditions 55 Glenn Aronwits © WHO WE ARE ALASKA RAILROAD DEPOTS & STOPS The Alaska Railroad Corporation is a full- service railroad serving ports and communities throughout Southcentral and Interior Alaska. ANCHORAGE Primarily, we serve as regularly scheduled public 411 West 1st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 transportation in these regions – it’s been our Ticket sales, baggage service and gift shop. commitment since 1923. DENALI In the summer, the Alaska Railroad provides Mile 1.25 Denali National Park Road daily service to many Alaska destinations. Denali Park, AK 99755 Passengers seeking rail-only travel will find Ticket sales, baggage service and gift shop. schedules and fares beginning on page 5, while travelers seeking to explore Alaska may FAIRBANKS be interested in our multi-day rail vacation 1745 Johansen Expressway, Fairbanks, AK 99701 packages and day trips (page 17). Whatever your Ticket sales, baggage service and gift shop. reason for riding the rails, we think you’ll agree GIRDWOOD the views from our tracks are some of the most Brudine Road, Girdwood, AK 99587 spectacular on earth. No Alaska Railroad staff or services at this location. PORTAGE WHERE WE GO MP 48 Seward Highway No Alaska Railroad staff or services at this location. The Alaska Railroad travels along approximately SEWARD 500 miles of track with three daily summer 408 Port Avenue, Seward, AK 99664 trains: The Coastal Classic to Seward, the Ticket sales and baggage service. Denali Star to Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali TALKEETNA and Fairbanks, and the Glacier Discovery to Mile 13.5 Talkeetna Spur Road, Talkeetna, AK 99676 Whittier, Portage, Spencer Glacier Whistle Ticket sales and baggage service. Stop and Grandview. The Hurricane Turn flagstop train runs Thursday through Monday WASILLA out of Talkeetna during the summer, serving 415 East Railroad Avenue, Wasilla, AK 99654 residential areas only accessible by rail. No Alaska Railroad staff or services at this location. During non-summer months, weekend service WHITTIER is available between Anchorage and Fairbanks Mile 1.3 West Camp Road, Whittier, AK 99693 on the Aurora Winter Train. The Hurricane No Alaska Railroad staff or services at this location. Turn winter service runs once a month from Boarding area under large white tent. Anchorage to Hurricane on the first Thursday of the month. 1 2 © Kerrick James RAILBELT MAP FAIRBANKS Milepost 44 | TRAIL GLACIER Great views of Trail Glacier, Trail Creek & Trail Canyon. 414 Milepost 45 | GRANDVIEW NENANA Tanana River The site of a roadhouse for railroad workers. Named for the spectacular views of this alpine meadow in the Kenai Mountains. Milepost 48 | BARTLETT GLACIER Named after Frank Bartlett, Alaska Railroad engineer, the glacier is visible just beyond a curve in the tracks. Deadman Glacier 328 rises above. DENALI E G 320 N Milepost 55 | SPENCER GLACIER A 313 R This magnificent wall of ice rises into view from our tracks. 304 A Countless adventure activities await you at Spencer Glacier K Whistle Stop (see page 39). S A L Milepost 101 | POTTER 284 A The historic Potter section house and Potter Marsh Wildlife HURRICANE Viewing Area sit at the beginning of the Turnagain Arm – named by Captain Cook, whose search up the arm for the Northwest Passage ended in failure and he had to “turn again.” Watch for the bore tide, Chulitna River a rush of seawater that surges in or out of the arm during the area’s TALKEETNA 224 huge tide changes, which can range as much as 40 feet. Milepost 224 | ALASKA RANGE Here you can see a stunning view of Mount McKinley (20,320 ft.), Mount Hunter (14,960 ft.), Mount Foraker (17,400 ft.), Mount Russell (11,600 ft.) and Mount Dall (9,000 ft.). This is also home to the confluence of three major rivers: Talkeetna, Chulitna and Susitna. EST Milepost 284 | HURRICANE GULCH OR Susitna River WASILLA F One of the line’s best photo vantage points, the bridge spans 918 AL N PALMER IO feet – 296 feet above the creek. T A N H C Milepost 304 | BROAD PASS Knik Arm A G The lowest pass in the Alaska Range. U ANCHORAGE H C Milepost 313 | SUMMIT 101 The summit of the Continental Divide is at 2,363 feet. Summit Lake C O O K I N L E GIRDWOOD T drains into both the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. WHITTIER Milepost 320 | CANTWELL PRINCE PORTAGE WILLIAM A small settlement and starting point of the Valdez Creek gold 48 45 SPENCER SOUND mining district. 44 GRANDVIEW Milepost 328 | DENALI PARK Kenai River This milepost marks the entrance to Denali National Park, home to Kenai Lake North America’s highest mountain peak, Mt. McKinley, which is also Skilak Lake known as Denali – the name given to it by Alaska Natives, which means “the great one”. SEWARD Milepost 414 | MEARS MEMORIAL BRIDGE This 700 foot mass of steel is one of the longest single-span S RD O RK bridges in the world. Dedicated by President Warren G. Harding – FJ A I P A L N A who in 1923 drove the final (golden) spike – it marks the completion E N C K IO SURRE TION T RE A of the Alaska Railroad. If you look below, you can see Athabascan N AY B fish wheels in the Tanana River. 4 © Glenn Aronwits SCHEDULES & FARES Michael DeYoung Michael Glenn Aronwits © © Michael DeYoung Michael ADVENTURE CLASS © Learn more at: AlaskaRailroad.com/Onboard GOLDSTAR SERVICE 907.265.2494 • 800.544.0552 Comfortably appointed and affordable, Adventure Learn more at: AlaskaRailroad.com/Onboard Class is a proud standard for passenger service on 907.265.2494 • 800.544.0552 the Alaska Railroad. The Alaska Railroad’s premium class of service Availability: All Alaska Railroad routes.* offers passengers an exceptional way to travel in the Last Frontier. 2015 marks the 10th anniversary Features: of GoldStar Service, a milestone the Alaska • Large picture windows Railroad is celebrating with a move to all-inclusive • Grab-n-go dining in the Wilderness Café • Comfortable seats dining for GoldStar passengers. GoldStar tickets • Open seating in double-deck Vista Dome will now include meals, all soft beverages and two cars on most trains complimentary adult beverages per trip. • Bar service Availability: Coastal Classic Train, Denali Star Train. * No dining or bar service on the Hurricane Turn Train. Features: • All-inclusive dining at the lower-level full-service dining car • Glass-dome ceilings • Upper-level outdoor viewing platforms • Comfortable forward-facing seats • Alaskan tour guide providing narration • Private bar • Fully accessible Matt Hage Matt 7 8 © COASTAL CLASSIC TRAIN SCHEDULE DENALI STAR TRAIN SCHEDULE Anchorage • Girdwood • Seward Anchorage • Wasilla • Talkeetna • Denali • Fairbanks May 9 - September 13, 2015 May 13 - September 13, 2015 DEPART ARRIVE DEPART ARRIVE Anchorage 6:45 AM Girdwood 7:55 AM NORTHBOUND Girdwood * 8:00 AM Seward 11:05 AM Anchorage 8:15 AM Wasilla 9:30 AM Seward 6:00 PM Girdwood 8:50 PM Wasilla * 9:35 AM Talkeetna 11:05 AM 8:55 PM Anchorage 10:15 PM Girdwood * Talkeetna 11:20 AM Denali 3:40 PM COASTAL CLASSIC TRAIN FARES Denali 4:00 PM Fairbanks 8:00 PM Adventure GoldStar SOUTHBOUND Class Service Adult/Child Adult/Child Fairbanks 8:15 AM Denali 12:10 PM Denali 12:30 PM Talkeetna 4:40 PM From Anchorage Talkeetna 4:55 PM Wasilla 6:10 PM Girdwood $68/34 $141/79 Wasilla * 6:15 PM Anchorage 8:00 PM Girdwood RT $104/52 $224/120 Seward $89/45 $165/91 DENALI STAR TRAIN FARES Seward RT $141/71 $293/168 Visit AlaskaRailroad.com for value season pricing in May and September From Girdwood Adventure GoldStar Seward $89/45 $165/91 Class Service Adult/Child Adult/Child Seward RT $141/71 $293/168 Anchorage $68/34 $125/63 From Anchorage or Wasilla $61/31 $167/92 Anchorage RT $104/52 $224/120 Wasilla $99/50 $205/111 From Seward Talkeetna Girdwood $89/45 $175/101 Denali $163/82 $285/159 $233/117 $401/230 Girdwood RT $141/71 $293/168 Fairbanks Anchorage $89/45 $175/101 From Talkeetna $99/50 $215/121 Anchorage RT $141/71 $293/168 Anchorage Wasilla $99/50 $215/121 * Trains may depart early from these stops when all reserved passengers are on board.