Denali Star
Anchorage to Fairbanks
356 miles in 12 hours
June 23rd, 2018

Anchorage Depot at 7:15 AM, luggage checked-in is outside the depot























Tickets are in hand, Car A (the first one) seats A1 and A2



























Good-bye Anchorage, All Aboard..!


























Second stop - Talkeetna - 15 minutes




























This is how they load and unload luggage.
Notice the front window of the Dome Car, we sat there!
My ENGINEER view.

























Most people will fly to Denali from here.























































The hotel shuttles are waiting!


























Talkeetna Airport


























First time we met the train from the north.
























































The mountain still has some snow.

























If we can see Mount Denali as a tourist, we are included in the 30% club.
Very elusive and has its own weather.




















































Two dome car from WILDERNESS EXPRESS











































































































Denali Station, a lot of people get off here.

























Denali "Heli" Port, some of the lodges are in the background.


























Parks Highway connects Anchorage and Fairbanks.
We drove the full length of the highway in 2006.
























Milepost 351






































































































































Fairbanks Station at 9:00 PM, waiting for the hotel shuttle.








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