Off the Rails in Alaska

Join me on a journey through my adventurous summer in Alaska – where work meets wilderness and every day is a wild ride!

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  • THE TRAIN IS LEAVING THE STATION

    Thursday morning we were up at 5:45am. It was raining lightly and had snowed a little in Anchorage. We arrived at the rail yard by 7:30am. Dressed in our uniforms, complete with name tags and black tie. Overnight bags packed. Ready to depart on the fam (familiarization) trip. We clocked in and went to our Read more

  • north to denali

    As the train continued on towards Denali, I couldn’t help but smile. I realized the feeling I was feeling. I felt like I had finally found where I belonged. Here I was with a rail car full of employees who (in my opinion) don’t fit the mold of society. We’re not desk people. Not 9-5 Read more

  • lunch training Wednesday

    Today was the last day of training on a stationery rail car. We started the day with team meetings and then broke off into rail cars with all the employees onboard. The servers, cooks, rail guides, etc. I enjoyed this day of training as we got to know other employees better. I wasn’t sitting around Read more