CWW Photo Challenge – Alaska Railroad
We took our vacation in Alaska from May 14 to 24, 2018. Our goal was to visit Denali National Park and Preserve to which we had missed from our previous trip. During my research, I found a tour that took us to Denali from Anchorage by Coach and returned by Alaska Railroad. It was a perfect arrangement for us. The train was more comfortable than the tour bus. Since it was the first week of the summer schedule, the train was not too busy during the first few stops. We only had one other couple in the same cart with us. Midway through the ride, the train stopped and waited for the northbound train. The crews from the two trains swapped, so the crew employees from northbound went to the southbound train, and vice versa. It was an interesting thing I’ve learned about changing shifts.
The Showers of Blessings 
The shift changing makes complete sense, Miriam, although I would not have expected it either. It looks like a fun trip.
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Yes, for the flight crew, they change shift at the airport. I guess for Alaska, it’s a long distance between stations, the way to change shift makes sense.
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I love it! I think that would be soooo cool to ride the train! Was the weather very cold?
Dwight
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No, Dwight. I only wear a medium heavy jacket. Didn’t need gloves. It was very comfortable weather.
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Sounds like a great trip!
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Yes, we had a fun time!
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I’ve seen TV shows about the Alaskan RR. Nice to see someone who was on it. 😀 😀
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Yes, there are poster boards displaying the history. Very interesting. 🙂 🙂
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That sounds like so much fun! I hope I can make it up to Alaska some day. I might convince the Big Guy to go if he has the chance to go fishing. 😄
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Yes, go salmon fishing. There are fishing tours. I hope you can go soon, Cristina. 🙂
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After he retires (not too much longer!). It’s definitely on my bucket list.
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Oh, good, travel as much as you could right after retirement. Don’t wait too long.
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