The Alaskan Interior by Rail

Last summer, I took this shot of the Nenana River somewhere along the route from Talkeetna to Denali National Park. We boarded the train in the morning at Anchorage and rode up top of an observation car where this and other scenery was beautiful. Later, when we pulled into the McKinley Village, we checked into our hotel cabin on the banks of the Nenana where we could hear the murmur of the river all night long – well punctuated with a few loud bangs and booms since it was on the 4th of July!

The next day, we rode the train up to Fairbanks and had an overnight visit there. Alaska is interesting and certainly beautiful.

Update by Cap’n Bob: Since FIX4RSO is also a train enthusiast, I thought I would post some pix I took of the train we rode to Fairbanks — if it looks like it was pouring rain that’s because it was pouring rain: