The Glacier Discovery, November 13, 2008.

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GLACIER DISCOVERY

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.

Route of the Glacier Discovery.

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Station Stops

The Glacier Discovery utilizes part of the Anchorage–Seward route. It makes the following station stops:

Anchorage
Girdwood
Portage
Whittier
Portage
Spencer Whistle Stop
Grandview Whistle Stop

After the stop at Grandview the train travels back again:

Spencer Whistle Stop
Portage
Whittier
Portage
Girdwood
Anchorage

A DMU leads the Glacier Discovery.

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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

Whittier, Alaska. There is no depot in Whittier. Trains load and off-load passengers in the white tented area across from the cruise ship terminal and the marina.
Notes
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.

Whittier, Alaska. There is no depot in Whittier. Trains load and off-load passengers in the white tented area across from the cruise ship terminal and the marina.

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