With the harbor in
view, I scanned for the Glacier Discovery which was parked on the
mainline track across from the cruise ship dock. The
Alaska Railroad Glacier Discovery train was waiting passengers from all
of the cruise boats. The Klondike Express had docked earlier than
the Emerald Sea. The train looked beautiful from my vantage
point aboard the Emerald Sea.
As
the Emerald Sea was eased into the harbor, Derek the cook appeared and
helped guide Captain Crabough to dock the vessel. Most passengers
appeared to have had a relaxing time on this glacier cruise.
After
a thank you to the crew, I
walked across the street and found Alaska Railroad Conductor Mark Bear
who had been busy during his run up to Grandview. Conductor Bear
introduced me to Engineer Dennis Bouwens who posed for a
photograph.
Glacier Discovery
Return to
Anchorage
Links:
The Alaska
Railroad
Major Marine Tours
Richard Elgenson RailNews Site
