(Source: Alaska Dispatch News, September 8, 2016)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — It seems everyone in Alaska loves the Alaska Railroad. The blue and yellow engines and the “Vista Dome” passenger cars excite a sense of romance for many people. Hearing the train whistle (two longs, a short and another long for normal operation) and seeing those huge engines (a 4000-plus ID number indicates 4,000 horsepower) and getting a wave from the engineer have made many a young person’s afternoon. Countless Alaskans have joined summer tourists for a train ride.
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