Originally Posted by jason8612

OK. Did the train today. it was a very fun adventure.
Arriving to the fairbanks depot was quick from the hotel and there was only 12 of us on the train ride. the departure was at 8:30 and I could of arrived 10min before and would of been fine. Got a window seat. the first hr or so wasn't anything special. bur when we started getting to Healy, the landscape changed and from then on out till about 2hrs from anchorage, there were tons of photo ops. The staff were super friendly and the food on-board was good.
overall it was a great trip, but she did say this train was probably the emptiest she has seen in a long time. usually it is full including in the summer.