Alaska Railroad. Alaska Vacation included Fairbanks, North Pole, Denali, Anchorage, Seward
We've always heard how beautiful the train ride was from Fairbanks down is. After a little research, there's 2 levels of travel on Alaska Railroad. Goldstar Service was the best with Glass Dome Cars, Open Air Viewing Platform, Food & Drink included and large comfortable reclining seats. The open air viewing platform are worth the money alone. We saw 4 Moose, a Bear, Nesting Osprey, & a Bald Eagle. The cheap seats are roughly 60-65 percent cheaper, but not nearly as enjoyable. It cost $500 a person from Fairbanks down to Anchorage. We stopped in Denali for a couple days & hoped back on to Anchorage. Spent a couple days in Anchorage and drove down to Seward which is roughly 3 hours depending on how many photo stops. We also took one of the tours on Resurrection Bay. It was a bit chilly, but each stop was beautiful. Highlights included, a Humpback Whale, Puffins, Stellar Sea Lions and Bald Eagles. The scenery isn't bad either. Unfortunately no Orca's or groups of Humpbacks. If you can, take Alaska Railroads Goldstar Service from Denali to Talkeetna. In our humble opinion, that's the prettiest route.
Alaska Railroad engines in Anchorage
Scenes depicting crowds and locomotives at the Anchorage railway station. (Color/Silent/16mm film).
This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-10426 from the Allenbaugh-MacDonald collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Alaska Train, Seward to Anchorage
The Alaskan train ride is one of the best in America.
Train used to be the primary form of long-distance travel. The introduction of traveling by rail shortened trips and helped bring about the creation of time zones in the United States.
The trip from Seward to Anchorage has no stops, beautiful scenery and if you're in the Gold Car, extra special customer service.
Sorry for the screeching sound. I was told that it's the train gripping the steel tracks.
Alaska Railroad Coastal Classic: Seward, Alaska
This is footage I shot of Alaska Railroad's southbound Coastal Classic train arriving into Seward, Alaska on August 2, 2011.
Alaska Railroad Free Lunch. Anchorage, Alaska
The Alaska Railroad invited guests and employees to a free lunch on their railroad dining cars in mid-May as training for new and returning staff from EES Worldwide.
Alaska Railroad Denali Star Train - Anchorage to Fairbanks
Please note: All the clips seen in this video were filmed between 2004 and 2006. The quality of both the clips and my videography from this time period is far inferior to what I do now. That said, I wanted to post some of these clips and I thought this would be the best way to do it. Let me know what you think and as always, enjoy!
All aboard! Come along for a trip to the last frontier - Alaska! The Denali Star is the Alaska Railroad's premier passenger train, traveling 358 miles from Anchorage, AK Fairbanks, AK. This train runs daily from May thru September. Come along as we follow the train to Fairbanks and then return.
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Alaskan Adventure Part 1: The Alaska Railroad
Over the last two weeks I spent my time in America's Last Frontier, Alaska, on a cruise and land vacation. Included in this adventure were trips on the two RR's that call Alaska home, the Alaska Railroad and the White Pass and Yukon. Over this two part series I will share with you scenes from each RR and the rides I was able to enjoy along them.
PART 1 DESCRIPTION: The Alaska Railroad is a Class II regional railroad that provides freight and passenger service along a 470 mile mainline from Fairbanks to Seward. It is currently owned by the state of Alaska and is hailed as one of the last flag stop passenger railroads in the United States. In this video we will spend 2 days railfanning around the Anchorage area, followed by a 110 mile ride from Anchorage to Seward aboard The Cruise Train.
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Alaska Railroad to Seward
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The Alaska railroad train heading to sewars.
Alaska from Anchorage to Seward
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One of the more popular day trips from anchorage
follows the seward highway along turnagain arm
Past the potter point state game refuge on the way
To portage glacier. Potter flats, a mere ten miles
From anchorage, is a wonderful place to view wild
Fowl. Over 130 species of migratory birds feed
and nest here.
The road to portage glacier also passes several
areas where you can watch salmon spawning in the
Creeks. Just inside the park a viewing platform
extends out onto the water for a birdseye view
of this natural spectacle.
Portage glacier itself is one of the most photographed
Spots in alaska. This clear blue lake with its thousands
of floating icebergs becomes a playground for
Hundreds of visitors every day.
Several trails allow
hikers to get away from the crowds and get a closer
Look at the glacier which spills into the lake some
Two and half miles from the parking area.
Some 70 miles south of portage glacier, the highway
And the alaskan railroad end at the foot of the
Chugach mountains and the port town of seward.
seward has been an important connection to the
outside world since it was founded in 1903.
These pilings are all that remain of the original
Cannery and port facility after the 1964 earthquake,
But the port was rebuilt, and stands today as one of
the best equipped fishing ports in the western
united states.
In addition to its extensive commercial fishery,
Seward is one of alaska's favorite spots for ocean
Sportfishing.
The salmon in ressurection bay are sometimes so thick that they
Seem to push each other out of the water (fish jumping),
And for the bottom fisherman, rockfish, lingcod and
Halibut abound.
But there's more to do than fish in Seward.
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American Entrepreneur discovers Gold Class on Alaska Railroad from Girdwood to Seward
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Alaskan Adventure | A Day In Seward, Alaska
Took a day off from work to go spend a day in Seward, Alaska. So much to explore and so much beauty to take in on this Alaskan Adventure!
Alaska always provides so much opportunity for exploring and adventure! My cousin Zach and I set out to do some exploring over in Seward for this vlog! Found an abandoned coal terminal, visited the abandoned Jessie Lee house and then ended the day with climbing on Exit Glacier! It was truly an amazing day!
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Sights Around Seward Alaska
A few short clips of some sights/scenery in Seward Alaska.
Alaska train between Fairbanks and Anchorage
I took this video on the train between Fairbanks and Anchorage. There was a rock slide, so the train is actually traveling in reverse in the video.
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Seward's location is nothing short of epic. It sits at the northernmost edge of Resurrection Bay, a deeply dug fjord carved millennia ago by retreating glaciers. To the east are snowcapped peaks decked out in their lower altitudes by forests of Sitka spruce. To the west is 700 square miles of ice known as the Harding Icefield. It is encompassed by the larger Kenai Fjords National Park. No matter where you look, there's something beautiful to see.
It was the area's natural gateway to northern Alaska lands that led to its 1903 selection for the southern terminus of what would become the Alaska Railroad. The settlement was named Seward in honor of the politician who lobbied for and negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. When the railroad was successfully constructed to Anchorage, Seward's future was secure. Today it serves as a turnaround port for most major glacier route Alaska cruises from Seward to Vancouver.
Seward offers a wide selection of activities for every age, energy level, and interest. By far the most popular are Kenai Fjords day cruises into Resurrection Bay and Kenai Fjords National Park. Our favorite cruises go by spacious catamaran into Aialik Bay for astounding views of tidewater glaciers and ample chances to see the area's diverse marine wildlife. Seward's beautiful bay waters can also be explored by a guided kayak excursion. Seward is a great place for fishing. Monster halibut are caught each year in nearby waters, and the town is host to the popular Seward Silver Salmon Derby held annually in mid-August. Back on land, there's the Alaska SeaLife Center, hiking at Exit Glacier, ziplining, sled dog kennel tours-the list goes on.
Keep reading for expert Seward and Kenai Fjords National Park advice on where to stay, things to do, and how to get around.
For most visitors interested in seeing Seward, we recommend spending at least one or two nights in town. There are as many lodging options as there are activities. The Harbor 360 offers freshly updated rooms, complimentary continental breakfast, and a convenient harbor front location. Farther outside of town, the Seward Windsong Lodge has a cozy rustic feel and views of the Resurrection Valley. The lodge provides transportation into town via a free scheduled shuttle.
Although Seward does have a small airport, most visitors reach Seward by Alaska Railroad, Park Connection Motorcoach, rental car, or aboard a cruise from Vancouver. The Park Connection offers two trips daily between Anchorage and Seward and the only same day connecting service to Talkeetna and Denali National Park. The Alaska Railroad offers daily summer service between Anchorage and Seward, with the train from Anchorage arriving in the late morning and return train departing in the early evening. Many consider this route to be the most scenic train trip in the state. The highway to Seward is a National Scenic Byway in its own right, so we recommend traveling one direction by rail and the other by bus.
Seward, Alaska in the Winter | Anchorage Day Trip
ALASKAN WINTER ROAD TRIP / Scenic Drive in Alaska + Visiting Seward, Alaska
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Seward is about a two and a half-hour drive from Anchorage along the scenic coastal Seward Highway. It makes for a great day trip from Anchorage. Truly, though, this winter road trip in Alaska was absolutely stunning and one of the most beautiful drives we've ever been on.
Once we got to Seward, we visited a little coffee shop and walked around the town a bit. There are a few hikes you could do to glaciers from there but the roads were closed due to snow and ice.
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AKGH - ALASKA RAILROAD 1925 - 1930 Traveling North from Seward, Alaska
This series of clips was taken between 1925 & 1930 on the Alaska Railroad heading North from Seward. It includes a large number of tunnels and a section called the Loop which allowed the train to go up steep terrain.
Alaska Railroad - 100 Years of Moving Alaska - June 2014
In late May and Early June 2014, Our Team made an odyssey to Alaska and British Columbia. One of the stops was the state's primary Class 2 Railroad.
Connecting the southern cities of Seward and Whittier to Anchorage, Fairbanks and 2 military posts in the interior, the Alaska Railroad has carried passengers and freight for over a century. It's one of several businesses incorporated before the state admitted to the Union.
Our visit coincided with the railroad's centennial, so we spent 3 days capturing action both trackside and on board on film.
Keep you eyes open, for these clips will be used later in our The Railways of series
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Anchorage, AK to Fairbanks, AK - Trainhopping The Alaska Railroad
Riding the 130N and 130S overnight freights between Anchorage and Fairbanks on the ARR Central and Mountain Subdivisions. It's unfortunate that I went through the best of the scenery in Denali National Park at night, but it was quite simply impossible for me to make this trip happen earlier in the year.