With popular national parks still searching for the answers to congestion, train travel is a practical solution—and a unique ...

Tongass is not only the largest temperate rain forest in the country, but the largest in the world. It's a thriving ...

A Mexican national man was recently arrested for attempting to enter the U.S. without inspection on a train via the Union Pacific Railway, and the U.S. Customs and ...

Trains have long been a great way for families to let someone else handle the hassle of getting from point A to point B. By combining everything in one rolling package—scenery, transportation ...

There, in a building called Discovery Square ... then by car, then by train to a courtroom at Belton (today's West Glacier.) He was 24, Cosley 58, and yet his prisoner outpaced him the whole ...

And one of the best ways to really soak in all that the land has to offer is aboard the Alaska Railroad. I was on the Glacier Discovery Train from Anchorage when we spotted the belugas — along with ...

Each itinerary includes a scenic ride on the luxury, glass-domed McKinley Explorer train, and select itineraries ... Cruisetours include a seven-day Glacier Discovery cruise featuring Glacier ...

Some of the itineraries that include the Yukon provide land transport on the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad ... All trips include a 7-day Glacier Discovery voyage and up to three nights ...

Sunday, June 16 The Alaska Railroad Glacier Discovery Train was the transportation of choice to Whittier on this day. Along the way, passengers are treated to views of snow-capped mountains, ...

One of my favorite stops on the Alaska Railroad is the Spencer Glacier, a remote wilderness ... educational ride aboard the historic Riverboat Discovery (offered during the summer months).

Despite the wet weather, we had a new train to ride and more of Alaska to discover. The Glacier Discovery train travels between Anchorage and Grandview along the shore of the Turnagain Arm of the Cook ...