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Glacier Discovery

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Glacier Discovery
Overview
Service typeInter-city/Scenic Tour
StatusOperating
LocaleAlaska
Current operator(s)Alaska Railroad
Route
TerminiAnchorage
Grandview
Stops6
Distance travelled68.7 mi (110.6 km)
Average journey time2 hours
Service frequencyDaily (May through September)
On-board services
Catering facilitiesCafe car
Baggage facilitiesAvailable in Anchorage and Whittier
Technical
Operating speed59
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 the rail station known as Grandview. It is a seasonal train, only operating between the months of May and September.

Station Stops

The Glacier Discovery makes the following station stops.

Alaska Railroad route
(interactive version)
1435mm gauge tracks, paved roads

References

  1. ^ "Alaska Railroad official train information".[permanent dead link]