In this video watch Alaska Railroad’s Denali Star Train depart from Anchorage headed to Honolulu. (The Denali Star runs daily all summer between Anchorage and Fairbanks.)
In close to three hours the train arrives in Talkeetna. In another four hours and 20 minutes the train will pull into Denali.
Between those scheduled stops is Honolulu, Alaska. There was once a time when the predecessor train from Anchorage to Fairbanks was a flag-stop train along its entire route and one could get off in Honolulu and reboard in Honolulu by flagging the returning southbound train down by waving a green flag.
Today if you want to stand on the ground in Honolulu, Alaska by rail one can get as close as ten miles on the train and then hiking the rest of the way. This requires getting off the Denali Star Train in Talkeetna and then boarding the last flag-stop train in America, Alaska Railroad’s Hurricane Turn Train. From Talkeetna to its terminus in Hurricane it is 57.3 miles. On the old Alaska Railroad route maps Honolulu was the next stop north of Hurricane, Alaska.
Otherwise just keep your eyes peeled after the Denali Star Train passes over the scenic 296 foot bridge that crosses Hurricane Gulch on its way to its next scheduled stop after Talkeetna, Denali, and you will have both seen and been in Honolulu!
Serving as a tour guide back when one could "whistle stop" the train at Honolulu. Pictured at Denali Park and with visitors from Japan. (Note the English to Japanese Dictionary in hand - no Google Translate back in the day.)
Below, Talkeetna where one would transfer to the Alaska Railroad's Hurricane Turn Train, the last "flag-stop train" in America. (From Talkeetna one can get to Hurricane on the "flag-stop train" and from there it is a 10 mile hike to Honolulu today.)
The Alaska Railroad Train Depot at Denali in the Denali National Park. If you have ridden the train from Anchorage to this point you have indeed traveled through Honolulu, Alaska!
Must be a 66 or 67 model Chevelle. My 64 SS cost $2600 and my 66 Fairlane GT cost $3200. Would love to see a photo to go along with the Delivery Invoice. Cool.
Jim
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The sixth character in the VIN prefix (138375K) indicates that this is a 1965 model.
The entire VIN decodes as:
1: Chevrolet.
3837: Malibu V8 Super Sport 2-door coupe (hardtop).
5: 1965 model.
K: Kansas City final assembly plant.
167877: serial number.
Princess Cruises and Holland America Dome Cars Pushed by Alaska Railroad Train Engine at Site of Past Big Miracle Movie Set
Alaska Railroad provides its engine to reverse travel a train equipped completely with dome cars bearing the names of two prominent cruise lines, Princess Cruises and Holland America.
Both lines are owned by Carnival and both dock their ships that come to South Central Alaska at the Port of Whittier near Anchorage. These cruise lines offer optional tours for travel by Dome Car from Anchorage to Denali Park.
In this video watch as the train of domed cars is backed up with the Alaska Railroad Engine pushing it toward the Anchorage Train Depot.
In the final scene the set location where the Hollywood film “Big Miracle” was filmed is seen. On the gravel pad just beyond the centered red boat huge water filled tanks were dug for the placing of animatronic whales and the gravel pad was made into an ice field set on which actors Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Ted Danson, and Kristan Bell interacted with the whales.
The visible red boat was in the same location during the filming as it is seen in the video.
Did the wagons in the old west have rubber tires that left tread marks?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
That photo and commentary brought back memories of a visit to an automotive plant in Europe where the tour guide jokingly commented that today's choice of colors is referred to by the paint team as "50 Shades of Grey."
Made good money in the early 70's dealing with square bales.
$1/hr. , Bologna sandwhich and RC cola for lunch. Three times
a year. About 1977 the round bales took over.
Made good money in the early 70's dealing with square bales.
$1/hr. , Bologna sandwhich and RC cola for lunch. Three times
a year. About 1977 the round bales took over.
Yours truly in the late 60's. Got to share steak dinners with the ranch crew. Put up in stacks rather than bales.
And here is an even older tractor, note the crank to start the engine.
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That was me 60 years ago.
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How to get to Honolulu by Train from Alaska
In this video watch Alaska Railroad’s Denali Star Train depart from Anchorage headed to Honolulu. (The Denali Star runs daily all summer between Anchorage and Fairbanks.)
In close to three hours the train arrives in Talkeetna. In another four hours and 20 minutes the train will pull into Denali.
Between those scheduled stops is Honolulu, Alaska. There was once a time when the predecessor train from Anchorage to Fairbanks was a flag-stop train along its entire route and one could get off in Honolulu and reboard in Honolulu by flagging the returning southbound train down by waving a green flag.
Today if you want to stand on the ground in Honolulu, Alaska by rail one can get as close as ten miles on the train and then hiking the rest of the way. This requires getting off the Denali Star Train in Talkeetna and then boarding the last flag-stop train in America, Alaska Railroad’s Hurricane Turn Train. From Talkeetna to its terminus in Hurricane it is 57.3 miles. On the old Alaska Railroad route maps Honolulu was the next stop north of Hurricane, Alaska.
Otherwise just keep your eyes peeled after the Denali Star Train passes over the scenic 296 foot bridge that crosses Hurricane Gulch on its way to its next scheduled stop after Talkeetna, Denali, and you will have both seen and been in Honolulu!
Hurricane Gulch as viewed from the Roadway:
Serving as a tour guide back when one could "whistle stop" the train at Honolulu. Pictured at Denali Park and with visitors from Japan. (Note the English to Japanese Dictionary in hand - no Google Translate back in the day.)
Below, Talkeetna where one would transfer to the Alaska Railroad's Hurricane Turn Train, the last "flag-stop train" in America. (From Talkeetna one can get to Hurricane on the "flag-stop train" and from there it is a 10 mile hike to Honolulu today.)
The Alaska Railroad Train Depot at Denali in the Denali National Park. If you have ridden the train from Anchorage to this point you have indeed traveled through Honolulu, Alaska!
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The original SWAT vehicle back in the day
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Dreary Winter Day on the San Mateo Coast
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
That's right girls, get those 4 sets in so that you can
deep inhale those Lucky Strikes.
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The sixth character in the VIN prefix (138375K) indicates that this is a 1965 model.
The entire VIN decodes as:
1: Chevrolet.
3837: Malibu V8 Super Sport 2-door coupe (hardtop).
5: 1965 model.
K: Kansas City final assembly plant.
167877: serial number.
.
Princess Cruises and Holland America Dome Cars Pushed by Alaska Railroad Train Engine at Site of Past Big Miracle Movie Set
Alaska Railroad provides its engine to reverse travel a train equipped completely with dome cars bearing the names of two prominent cruise lines, Princess Cruises and Holland America.
Both lines are owned by Carnival and both dock their ships that come to South Central Alaska at the Port of Whittier near Anchorage. These cruise lines offer optional tours for travel by Dome Car from Anchorage to Denali Park.
In this video watch as the train of domed cars is backed up with the Alaska Railroad Engine pushing it toward the Anchorage Train Depot.
In the final scene the set location where the Hollywood film “Big Miracle” was filmed is seen. On the gravel pad just beyond the centered red boat huge water filled tanks were dug for the placing of animatronic whales and the gravel pad was made into an ice field set on which actors Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Ted Danson, and Kristan Bell interacted with the whales.
The visible red boat was in the same location during the filming as it is seen in the video.
Note the positioning of the visible red boat in photos taken during the filming and today:
Today:
During the filming of "Big Miracle:"
And here on the Ice Field Set the Animatronic Whales are placed in the huge tanks that were then filled with water:
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Did the wagons in the old west have rubber tires that left tread marks?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Nice!
That photo and commentary brought back memories of a visit to an automotive plant in Europe where the tour guide jokingly commented that today's choice of colors is referred to by the paint team as "50 Shades of Grey."
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Past travels when BMW and Mercedes still offered European Delivery:
Past Travels - The Big Island:
Great Pics!! Always dreamed of visiting there someday when I win the lottery...
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Fun on the farm in the 80s
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Made good money in the early 70's dealing with square bales.
$1/hr. , Bologna sandwhich and RC cola for lunch. Three times
a year. About 1977 the round bales took over.
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Meanwhile back at the beach…
Mr_Spud
Yours truly in the late 60's. Got to share steak dinners with the ranch crew. Put up in stacks rather than bales.
And here is an even older tractor, note the crank to start the engine.
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