In order to get to our cruise ship in Whittier we rode the train right out of the Denali area.... it was a double decker train with huge domed top to enable scenery watching..... the upper area was for seating and the lower area housed a dining car..... our seats were superb.... the Carrs and we were seated opposite one another on comfortable bench seating with a table in between us....The bartender was near our spot and the rest of the seats (besides one other table like ours) were normal front facing railway seats.... we felt very lucky.... perhaps our early booking helped us get these seats.....
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| Train Station in Denali |
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| View from the Domed Railroad Car |
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| View of the front of our train...... |
John and I had breakfast in the dining car and found it to be no more expensive than any other restaurants we had been to in Alaska.... so not cheap! It was a good way to use some of the time on the train..... The photo above is taken from a picture taking landing that is provided between the cars.... that platform allowed us to get some fresh air and to view the scenery directly, without the glass of the windows....
What you unfortunately do NOT see in this collection of photos are any views of Denali, the mountain..... our weather was cloudy the entire trip.... there were several viewing spots along the way where, had it been clear weather, we would have seen Denali ...... Each rail car had a "tour guide" who gave a narration as we were traveling.... If anyone spotted wildlife, the train definitely slowed to allow viewing and photography..... It is a LONG ride between these two locations and the cloudy weather did not enhance the view..... We are glad we got to see some of inland Alaska, but 9 hours in the train was about 6 hours too long! We knew in advance it would be a long ride, the other option is a bus.....Once the cruise ship was near, members of the Princess staff boarded the train and our room keys were given out on the train.... that certainly made our arrival to the ship EASY and very welcome.
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