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The ^>=-=01° City of Seward
Extended to all Visitors, Saturday, July 4,1925
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
[McKinley Park Route]
Announces the inauguration of its summer schedule effective June 21st to approxi
mately Sept. !, 1925, and reduced fares for the Fourth of July.
Summer Train Service Will be as Follows:
Sunday Mon.-Wed.
Only Fri.
7:30 A.M. 7:30 A.M. Lv.
12:45 P. M. 12:45 P. M. Ar.
Sunday
Only
Friday
Only
6:00 P.M.
Mon.-Wed.
Fri.
Mon.
Wed.
1:45 P. M.
11:45 P. M. 7:00 P.M.
Lv.
Ar.
Friday
Only
Mon.-Wed.
T ues.-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.
Seward
Anchorage
Anchorage
Curry
Curry
Healy
Healy
Nenana
Fairbanks
T ue.-Thur.
Sat.
Ar. 7:00 P.M.
Lv. 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
Tuesday
Only
9:15 A. M.
3:30 A. M.
T uesday
Only
Ar.
Lv.
Mon.-Wed.
Fri.
6:15 P. M.
1:15 P. M.
Ar. 12:45 P. M.
Lv. 10:30 A. M.
Lv. 8:00 A.M.
Mon.-Wed.
Fri.
Parlor Observation cars on Sunday trains between Seward
and Anchorage—Monday’s train Seward to Fairbanks, and Fri
day's train Fairbanks to Seward.
Sleeping car on Friday’s train, Anchorage
Tuesday’s train, Curry to Anchorage, only.
to Curry, and on
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 and
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. This is a
rive and ever-moving mass of ice and snow reaching to within a few hundred feet 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 ihe 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
Harding’s tribute to this majestic monument, 20,300 feet in height, he stated: ••Words seem inadequate to portray the grandeur, to measure the magnificence, to ex
nr qppbim thP E-lorv of monumental mountains and their jeweled valleys. Then, as though magnificent profligacy were a fit revelation of Gods
We caw it at 11 o clock at night, lbu nines away, me leveicuiuu ui .. —, : , —- r— . r/ ~ -- 1
*qn rnithtv measureless and magnificent, resourceful and remote, with some great purpose yet unrevealed to challenge human genius.”
k T ® xx-o orion nn imnnsim? structure, the Hurricane Gulch bridge, another remarkable feat of railway engineering. This bridge is 384
feet in arch
grazing on the pasture land in the. Railway district around Cantwell. The
Leaving Curry we soon cross an imposing structure, the
snnn and is 300 feet above Hurricane Creek. ,
AtCantwell, the reindeer country is reached-it is estimated there are 1000 reindetr grazing on the pasture
d»er are tended hy Eskimo herders who were brought down from Nome and St. Lawrence Island in Bering Sea
" We arc soon approaching McKinley Park Station the entrance to the farthest-north national park in the U. S.
Next comes Nenana where rail and river 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 and Dawson.
banks
Agricultural
the vicinity of Chatanika, and many other places too numerous to mention.
pie lime to take in all these places of interest. . .. ...... ..............
A trip over The Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks at this time of the year, is the acme of climatic joy, especially to the tourist who is taking a vacation
from the busy hot cities in the States. Unless the tourist makes this trip, the most interesting part of an Alaskan vacation is wholly missed, as he or she returns with
out having enjoyed her delightful summer climate, flowers and sunshine, the awe-inspiring and beautiful scenic mountains, lakes and rivers. Her outstretched arms
a-*- filled with generous offerings and she invites you to make this trip of joyous abandon. . A „ ,
The Alaska Railroad is here to stay, to promote the welfare of Alaska and Alaskans, and to assist m every possible way the development of her unlimited re
cces. To further our 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
sources.
others.
For further information, reservations and tickets, apply to Mr. E. L, Sweek, Agent, Seward Alaska.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
(McKinley Park Route)
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