Coastal Classic
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The Coastal Classic is a passenger and semi-luxury train operated by the Alaska Railroad
between the cities of Anchorage
and Seward
Alaska. It is a seasonal train, only operating between the months of May and September. The train popular for tourists visiting the glaciers.
Alaska Railroad
The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad which extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks , and beyond to Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright in the interior of that state...
between the cities of Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
and Seward
Seward, Alaska
Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016....
Alaska. It is a seasonal train, only operating between the months of May and September. The train popular for tourists visiting the glaciers.
Station Stops
The Coastal Classic makes the following station stops.- AnchorageAnchorage (Alaska Railroad station)The Anchorage Alaska Railroad station is the rail station at the center of the Alaska Railroad system at the junction of the two main lines their trains run on. It serves as the starting point for many tourists traveling on the luxury trains such as the Denali Star.-External links:*...
- GirdwoodGirdwood, AlaskaGirdwood is an unincorporated year-round ski resort community within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies in a valley in the Chugach Mountains near the end of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, 36 miles southeast of Anchorage proper.It is surrounded by seven permanent...
- SewardSeward, AlaskaSeward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016....