Glacier Discovery Explained

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Glacier Discovery
Type:	Inter-city/Scenic Tour
Status:	Operating
End:	Grandview
Stops:	6
Journeytime:	approx. 10 hours^[1]
Frequency:	Daily (May through September)
Catering:	Cafe car
Baggage:	Available in Anchorage and Whittier
Owners:	Alaska Railroad

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]

• Anchorage
• Girdwood
• Portage
• Whittier
• Portage
• Spencer Whistle Stop^[3]
• Grandview Whistle Stop

After the stop at Grandview the train travels back again:

• Spencer Whistle Stop
• Portage
• Whittier
• Portage
• Girdwood
• Anchorage

Rolling Stock

The Glacier Discovery consist uses the following rolling stock

• 1 EMD GP38-2
• 1baggage car
• 1-3 single level passenger cars
• 1 Colorado Railcar bi level DMU 751

Notes

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.^[4]

External links

• Alaska Railroad home page
• Map of Alaska Railroad with Glacier Discovery route marked in blue

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schedules . Alaska Railroad . November 26, 2021.
2. Web site: Alaska Railroad official train information . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011202221/http://www.akrr.com/arrc1037.html . dead . 2008-10-11 .
3. Whistle Stop Project Record of Decision . . May 2006 . November 26, 2021.
4. Web site: Glacier Discovery . Alaska Railroad . November 26, 2021.