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:

After the stop at Grandview the train travels back again:

  • Spencer Whistle Stop
  • Portage[A]
  • Whittier
  • Portage
  • Girdwood
  • Anchorage

Rolling Stock

The DMU leads the Glacier Discovery

The Glacier Discovery consist uses the following rolling stock

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

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.

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