At the entrance to Denali National Park we boarded the McKinley Express train to Anchorage for a 223 mile trip.  There are lots of pictures of the journey going through the Alaska wilderness and several small towns.

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Denali to Anchorage map Heading toward Anchorage The southbound train Getting ready to board the train at Denali Getting ready to board the train at Denali Getting ready to board the train at Denali The tour bus drivers changing their destination Town outside Denali Park Alaska wilderness Alaska wilderness Sherman Train depot at Sherman Small town along the train route Looking into the kitchen car Lunch onboard the train with Lynne, Bob, John & Kirsten Stop for the northbound train to transfer tour guides Stop for the northbound train to transfer tour guides Stop for the northbound train to transfer tour guides John with the conductor Bob with the conductor Enclosed train car with full view Enclosed train car with full view John & Kirsten Alaska wilderness Alaska wilderness Alaska wilderness Alaska wilderness Passing a small town McKinley Explorer McKinley Explorer McKinley Explorer Sites along the way Sites along the way Sites along the way Sites along the way McKinley Explorer Power plant Fire suppression tank cars Railroad ties Rails Sites along the way Sites along the way Hikers by the train tracks Passing through a small town Passing a roadhouse Small RV park End of train track at small town Generators for sale Boats for sale Wasilla Alaska wilderness Alaska wilderness Alaska wilderness Alaska wilderness Alaska wilderness Alaska wilderness Elmendorf AFB sign Arriving in Anchorage with light rain lightbox gallery cmsby VisualLightBox.com v6.1