I found the perfect place to ride the train from Seward to Anchorage, the Tiki Bar car! I really enjoyed sitting in the balcony sipping my favorite libation while watching the landscape roll past the picture windows. Better still, it was pouring rain and we didn’t have to worry about traffic and the poor nighttime visibility that comes after a summer of daylight when our eyes haven’t adjusted yet to darkness. Once it snows, it won’t be so hard to see in the dark the plowed snow creates white shoulders that help define the dark road. But for now the road and shoulders are black on black and the rain makes it hard to see with headlights reflecting glare on the wet surface. So, ride the rails whenever you can.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
