Our Trip on the Train

On Friday the 13th we started out on another familiarization trip. We rode on a coach down the road to the Princess McKinley Wilderness Lodge, 120 miles south of Denali. We spent the night there in their guest rooms. Nice.
Saturday morning we rode in a coach about 50 miles to the little town of Talkeetna where we boarded the train and rode in the Princess Denali Express rail cars back up to Denali.
The rail cars are two levels. Bottom is a dining room, top is general seating with the large curved windows all along the sides and curving over the top. We were on the train for four hours, had a wonderful, free lunch (Free is good), and enjoyed the sites.
We arrived back in Denali about 4pm. A great day.
Here are some pictures. More later.

We were in the next to last car of about 10 cars. When we went around curves we could see the front of the train. Note the silver cars...like the ones we rode in.

View down from the highest rail bridge in Alaska, almost 300 feet above the river. Although the ice has broken up in the rivers and creeks, still lots along the edges.

The Nenana River which runs right past the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. This picture is up stream a little ways from the lodge.