We took a day trip from Anchorage to Seward aboard the Alaska Railroad. The depot was open and welcoming at 5:45 am ( the time we needed to arrive to catch the train). The staff from the ticket office to the coffee stand to the gift shop were warm and welcoming. I would recommend a train ride to everyone visiting...
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Alaska Railroad Depot
411 W. 1st Ave., Anchorage, AK
907/265-2494
Ranked #4 of 100 attractions in Anchorage
50 Reviews
Type: Architectural Buildings
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We saw a Grizzly with three cubs from the train. Wildlife views are amazing.
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The train was pretty standard, but what a way to travel to the village of Talkeetna! This is a way to see the Alaskan wilderness without having to pay the price of hard work and danger!
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Wasilla, Alaska
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A great experience and history of Anchorage and Alaska.
Take a rail ride if you want a great trip and best sceenary in the USA
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Found it to be interesting and love trains but find the prices to do actually experience the excitement of Alaska by rail to be to hight for most average people
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Ruth Kimerer, Manager at Alaska Railroad Depot, responded to this review
May 14, 2012
Kenneth,
Thanks for taking the time to review us. We appreciate your feedback. It looks as if you are an Alaska resident. If so, you are always entitled to a 20% discount on rail, year round.
Happy Summer!
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Wasilla, Alaska
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Booked a vacation package through the Alaska Railroad and couldn't have been more pleased. Organized, great service, pleasant employees and not a problem to be found! Depot is clean, easy to get to and has plenty of info for the traveler venturing out from Anchorage.
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May 14, 2012
Thank you so much for the great review. We appreciate you taking time to let others know of your experience!!
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Winston-Salem
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I have taken the Alaska Railroad numerous times, and have loved it each time. The train trip from ANC to Fairbanks is a long one - a perfect way to let time stop, take it easy, nap, read, hang out in the dome car, eat some good food in the dining car, converse and get to know fellow passengers, and...
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Ruth Kimerer, Manager at Alaska Railroad Depot, responded to this review
May 14, 2012
Thanks for taking the time to review the Alaska Railroad! And we couldn't agree with you more - the Anchorage to Seward route is amazingly scenic and in our biased opinion, best experienced from the GoldStar car.
Happy Trails!
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A bit of the old alaska is around but the redo of this is nice. I really like the WPA art and art deco era of the lower 48 Rail Road stations but this one is good. And it works, the folks were very nice too. We took the train to Seward to take a ruse to Vancouver. Loved it...
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It was clean and the bathroom was well kept. The building is nicely heated. The security and employees were pleasant and efficient. This is not a large building so you will not feel lost. The gift shop has a good selection of Alaska train memorabilia as well as cute toys for small children.There is a coffee stand with pastries, muffins,...
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The train ride was great , but the staff at the cafe on the train have serious customer service issues!! My suggestion bring camera and pack your own lunch!!
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Ruth Kimerer, Manager at Alaska Railroad Depot, responded to this review
April 3, 2012
So sorry to hear you had a negative experience with our onboard dining. I have let the appropriate people within the Alaska Railroad know of your review and we'll hope to correct it soon.
We contract our onboard dining to a third party provider, so its important to know when they are not meeting our expectations.
I hope you won't...
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