Stretching from Seward in the south and Fairbanks in the north, the rails of the Alaska Railroad treat tourists to miles of stunning views of mountains and glaciers, waterfalls and wildlife. But for some residents, those rails are a lifeline for people in the entirely roadless wilderness. Correspondent Conor Knighton takes a ride.
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I've taken that train, and driven that route often with my dad. Definitely best in summer (winter gets gloomy and rough-going). The Anchorage Museum also has an excellent Native Art collection.
I was there a few years ago. I saw the rail but I didn't see the train.
I have been officially on the clock for 20 minutes without one single offer to go get something for somebody so ……
Have taken This Train and im planning again next year.
my grandfather was a conductor for C/O . which is now CSX. took many rides with him.
Alaska is still the truly the final frontier of the United States.🏔️🚂
Toot toot!
those are dall sheep. not mt. goats. do some research cbs
I love this story. My father and grandfather were engineers for the railroad and they instilled a love for riding the rail in me. it's such a wonderful way to travel. Thank you for presenting the story here.
Thanks YouTube algorithm, saw this at the gym and forgot to look it up.
Mother Nature has been so good to the US.
I rode the railroad from Anchorage to Fairbanks this summer… it was an interesting experience.
My wife and I didn’t get a chance to travel in the Alaska train 🚂 however, I can’t say enough about the state. If you can take a cruise from or to Alaska, do it. What a great experience.
Great segment, Conor and team! What month was it filmed?
After many years of wanting to go, I finally visited Alaska for the first time last year. Beautiful state. Mountains, waterfalls, mirror-like lakes. 🙂🙂
Mentalcase sun
Really the last frontier out in the wilderness up in Alaska, pretty awesome people live that way
Trained it a few times from Fairbanks to Anchorage and back. Once we stopped to pick up a passenger and her dog. Amazingly, it was a dear pal from Nome, Alaska. She had been homesteading near to Mt. Mc Kinley. Near to in Alaska terms meant a hundred miles or so. Hardy woman who was also a pleasant person and quite good looking. We had a nice chat and I bought her dinner atop the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage.
Who cares I don't live or want to live in Alaska. I don't want to visit Alaska.
Looks like I have one more item for my bucket list.
Nice video with Great facts.
I absolutely love Alaska. To think people once thought it was a waste
She doesn't seem very "off the grid" with her smartphone sitting on the desk in front of her.
Beautiful
Rode this August from Seaward to Denali.❤
What works for Anchorage-Fairbanks or Anchorage-Seward won't necessarily work for Chicago-Twin Cities, New York-Albany, Philadelphia-Pittsburgh, or other routes.
Beautiful scenery!!!
This is one of the best ways to see the area, get off the freeway.
In the 80s I worked on the Alaska Railroad as a land surveyor for the BLM. We set the right-of-way for the transfer of the railroad from the US government to the state. The job took many crews many years since we were out there on foot with our instruments. Had to watch out for trains, bears and moose.
I have ridden this train from Anchorage to Seward.
You have to be a certain type to live in Alaska year round. They wouldn t want to live anywhere else. It is NOT for me but I COMPLETELY GET IT !!!! I DO understand why.
SOOOoooo much staggeringly unpopulated beauty !!! AMAZING !! A trip to Alaska should be on everybody s bucket list…maybe even twice !!