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Glacier Discovery
Overview
Service typeInter-city/Scenic Tour
StatusOperating
LocaleAlaska
Current operator(s)Alaska Railroad
Route
TerminiAnchorage
Grandview
Stops6
Average journey timeapprox. 11 hours and 30 minutes[1]
Service frequencyDaily (May through September)
On-board services
Catering facilitiesCafe car
Baggage facilitiesAvailable in Anchorage and Whittier
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed59 mph (95 km/h)
Track owner(s)Alaska Railroad
Route map
114 mi
183 km
Anchorage
75 mi
121 km
Girdwood
64 mi
103 km
Portage
52 mi
84 km
Whittier
Alaska Marine Highway
55 mi
89 km
Spencer
45 mi
72 km
Grandview

The Glacier Discovery is a passenger train operated by the Alaska Railroad between the towns of Anchorage, Whittier Alaska and south on the Seward rail line as far as Grandview whistle stop; then back again. It is a seasonal train, only operating between the months of May and September.

Station Stops

The Glacier Discovery utilizes part of the Anchorage - Seward route. It makes the following station stops:[2]

After the stop at Grandview the train travels back again:

  • Spencer Whistle Stop
  • Portage[A]
  • Whittier
  • Portage
  • Girdwood
  • Anchorage

A. ^ Return travelers are offered the opportunity to transfer to a motorcoach in Portage, taking them directly back to Anchorage and allowing them to skip the train's return detour to Whittier.[5]

References

  1. ^ https://www.alaskarailroad.com/ride-a-train/schedules
  2. ^ "Alaska Railroad official train information". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11.
  3. ^ See USDA Whistle Stop Project Record of Decision (PDF linked below)
  4. ^ See USDA Whistle Stop Project Record of Decision (PDF linked below)
  5. ^ https://www.alaskarailroad.com/ride-a-train/route-map/glacier-discovery