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The '^=0 to City of Seward
Extended to all Visitors, Saturday, July 4,1925
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
[McKinley Park Route]
l
Announces
the inauguration of its summer schedule effective June 21st to approxi
mately Sept. 1,1925, and reduced fares for the Fourth of July.
Summer Train Service A\ ill be as follows:
Sunday
Only
7:30 A. M.
12:45 P. M.
Sunday
Only
Friday
Only
6:00 P.M.
Lv.
Mon.-Wed.
Fri.
7:30 A. M.
12:45 P.M. Ar.
Mon.-Wed.
Fri.
Mon.
Wed.
1:45 P. M.
11:45 P. M. 7:00 P.M.
Lv.
Ar.
Seward
Anchorage
Anchorage
Curry
Ar.
Lv.
Friday
Only
Mon.-Wed.
T ue.-Thur.
Sat.
7:00 P. M.
1:45 P. M.
T ue.-Thur.
Sat.
Thur.
Sat.
Ar. 12:45 P. M.
Lv. 7:30 A.M.
Thur.-Sat.
Sunday
Only
1:45 P. M.
8:30 A. M.
Sunday
Only
T uesday
Only
9:15 A. M.
3:30 A. M.
T uesday
Only
Curry
Healy
Healy
Nenana
Fairbanks
Ar.
Lv.
Ar.
Tues.-Thur.
Sat.
7:45 P. M. Lv.
12:45 P. M. Ar.
1 :45 P. M. Lv.
3:30 P. M. Lv.
6:00 P. M. Ar.
Tues.-Thur.
Sat.
Parlor Observation cars on
and Anchorage—Monday’s train Seward
day’s train Fairbanks to Seward. .
Sleeping car on Friday’s train, Anchorage to Curry, and on
Tuesday’s train, Curry to Anchorage, only.
Sunday trains
Mon.-Wed.
Fri.
6:15 P. M.
1:15 P. M.
12:45 P. M.
Lv. 10:30 A. M.
Lv. 8:00 A.M.
Mon.-Wed.
Fri.
between
Seward
to Fairbanks, and Fri
O OTHER Railway of equal mileage in the United States or Canada^ covers a terri
tory where the scenery is so ever changing and inspiring, as does the Alaska Rail
road. Alaska has everything of interest to offer the tourist, not only in the way
of magnificent scenery, but she boasts the reputation of being the “Hunter an 1
Fishermens’ Paradise.”
Leaving Seward, The Alaska Railroad winds through the Coast Range, high into the
Chugach mountains. About sixteen miles from Seward, we come to the beautiful moun
tain surrounded Kenai Lake—a sapphire in a setting of emerald hills. Bear, moose and
mountain sheep abound in these hills, and the flats of this district are a veritable para
dise for wild fowl. There is also the finest of fishing in this like and its tributaries.
From Lake Kenai, The Alaska Railroad winds through a kaleidoscopic panorama of in
describable grandeur, until it reaches an elevation of 1,063 feet and at Grandview be
gins the winding descent of “The Loop..” This is recognized as one of the most wonder
ful engineering feats in the world and the winding track is visible at one point in four
places and twists and turns in its descent until it forms a complete figure “9.” On the
descent, Bartlett Glacier is passed.
At Moraine a magnificent “close-up” of mighty Spencer Glacier, is obtained.
the eye.
,vc ~ ...., - This is a
live and ever-moving mass of ice and snow reaching to within a few hundred teet of the
track, presenting a never-to-be-forgotten picture of opalescent color.
A short distance beyond, we pass Girdwood, an old mining town and a typical camp
of the early mining days in the north.
Leaving Girdwood, the Line follows Turnagain Arm for about 35 miles and one is en
abled to view a goodly portion of the matchless scenery that is the pride of Alaska. It is
here that the world’s second highest rise and fall of tide takes place.
After 114 miles of such wonderland, we reach Anchorage, a progressive modern little
city of about 3000 inhabitants. The shops and headquarters of The Alaska Railroad are
located here and there are many points of interest to be visited. The tourist will have an
opportunity to play a game of golf here on the farthest-north golf course, and the only
______ course in Alaska.
Leaving Anchorage we soon come into the Matanuska Valley farming district, where
is located the experimental farm of the Department of Agriculture, as well as many pri
^ vately owned and well cultivated farms which are a surprise to the tourist and a treat to
, . . . „ snow-canned peak rising in majestic supremacy, may be seen at intervals,
eye. From this point noi ,. - 1 * interior we arrive at Curry station, the half way between Seward and Fairbanks. Here is located the beautiful Curry Ho
Two hundred an(* I0U}^usitna river which is strictly modern and offers every accommodation to guests. Here one can cross the hanging bridge over
tel on the banks ot the ptcturesq ’shores obtain a most glorious view of Mount McKinley, the outstanding sentinel of North America. In President
the Susitna and by climbing_ the moi feet’in height, he stated: “Words seem inadequate to portray the grandeur, to measure the magnificence, to ex
Harding’s tribute to this majestic monu ^ _„+ol and their jeweled valleys. Then, as though magnificent profligacy were a fit revelation of God’s
top cf the world, and in its serenity we call it Mount McKinley. About its tower
unchanging garb of white reflects a sheen of glory no darkness can wholly dim.
ii-g head there is never^naing sunsumem of'glory’that can 110t be dwarfed b>’ distance. Somehow Mount McKinley is distinctly typical of Al
We saw it at 11 o’clock at night, 160 m les a;va/- 1 e Te\ei*uono^B wkh gome great purpose yet unrevealed to challenge human genius.”
aSkTeavingSCurrj,leweUsroOT "cross Si imposing structure, the Hurricane Gulch bridge, another remarkable feat of railway engineering. This bridge is 3S4 feet in arch
span and is 300 feet taxeached-lt is estimated there are 1000 reindeer grazing on the pasture land in the Railway district around Cantwell. The
dee/ are tended' by Eskimo herdeg who were "‘the0” /^“ToTh/farthjiS^n.“SSi U.\
Nexfcomes NenaJa? whe?e^ail and rhrer meet? Nenana is the head of The Alaska Railroad steamer service on the Tanana and Yukon rivers and one can take a
modern river boat at this poin.t for’ Holy Cross, andflanks the northern terminus of The Alaska Railroad and one of the early mining camps of the North. Fair
Leaving Nenana, it is °°ly * feJ a, f its earlv ’picturesque atmosphere. From this point, many excursions of interest can be planned, viz: The Alaska
banks is a modern to*n but sfaW Retains much of its pi^csea"®erioikig the beautiful Tanana Valley; the only flour mill in Alaska; the famous gold fields in
vanity of°Ctata“ka and many other places too numerous to mention. The train schedule allows a stop-over of thirty-eight hours in Fairbanks, giving tourists am
pie time to take in all these places of interest. . f the year }3 the acme of climatic joy, especially to the tourist who is taking a vacation
A trip over The Alaska Railroad f o S makes this trip the most interesting part of an Alaskan vacation is wholly missed, as he or she returns with
and^unshlnel^he^awe-inspiring and beautiful scenio mountains, iakes and rivers. Her outstretched arms
a*.filled with g^aerous offerings and she invites >ou to make t.iis trip^o^oyou3^a^^a^ and tQ ass}st ;n every possible way the development of her unlimited re
sources? To furthe?°^rI:Endeavors we solicit your co-operation and suggestions; and in turn we shall be glad to render whatever service lies in our power to assist
°thepor further information, reservations and tickets, apply to Mr. E. L. Sweek, Agent, Sew aid Alaska.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
(McKinley Park Route)