Hurricane Turn
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Flag stop |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA |
| Current operator(s) | Alaska Railroad |
| Route | |
| Start | Talkeetna |
| End | Hurricane Gulch |
| Distance travelled | 57.6 mi (92.7 km) |
| Average journey time | 2 hours 30 minutes each way, 5 hours 45 minutes round trip |
| Service frequency | Thursday through Sunday (May through September) |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Coach |
| Catering facilities | None |
| Technical | |
| Operating speed | 59 mph |
| Track owner(s) | Alaska Railroad |
The Hurricane, or Hurricane Turn, is a passenger train operated by the Alaska Railroad between Talkeetna and Hurricane Gulch in Alaska. This train is unique in that rather than making scheduled station stops, it is a flag stop train meaning that passengers between Talkeetna and Hurricane can wave a white cloth anywhere along the route and the train will stop to pick them up. The train runs Thursday-Sunday between the months of May and September and the first Thursday of every month the rest of the year.[1]
Effective 2009 the Budd Rail Diesel Cars are no longer used on the Hurricane Turn.[2] Current configuration is two locomotives, two passenger cars and one baggage car.
The Hurricane Turn is one of the last true flag-stop trains in the United States.[3]
(interactive version)
1435mm gauge tracks, paved roads
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