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The Aurora Winter Train, operated by the Alaska Railroad, provides passenger service between the cities of Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska. It is a seasonal train, only operating during the non-summer months. It is similar to the Hurricane Turn in that in addition to its scheduled stops it makes flag stops, making its schedule unpredictable ...
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The train is capable of 40 km/h (25 mph), however this is limited during the downhill journey to 21 km/h (13 mph). Two four-wheel 'S' open wagons were acquired from the State Rail Authority for freight traffic, and have been cut down to flat wagons. These were replaced by a NVMF bogie wagon.
After the line and railmotors were refurbished, northbound operations commenced on 5 December 1998 on a three kilometre section between Cooma station and Snowy Junction opposite Cooma Racecourse. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In June 1999, the line was opened to Chakola , 18 kilometres from Cooma.
The 14.1 inches of snow in Topeka, Kansas, recorded on Sunday is the third-largest calendar day of snowfall on record, while 11 inches of snow in Kansas City, Missouri, marks the snowiest day on ...
What We’re Tracking A WINTER STORM WARNING is in place for the entire viewing area from Saturday afternoon into late Sunday night. Be prepared for winter weather and significant travel impacts.
The Shasta Daylight was a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train between Oakland Pier in Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon.It started on July 10, 1949, and was SP's third "Daylight" streamliner; it had a fast 15-hour-30-minute schedule in either direction for the 713-mile (1,147 km) trip through some of the most beautiful mountain scenery of any train in North America.