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Whittier Train

Whittier Train
By Prakash Tendulkar

 

Whittier train at Anchorage Thursday 1.JPG (39798 bytes)

It's a three coaches plus power car train

.Whittier train at Anchorage Thursday 2 disc brakes.JPG (43739 bytes)

The coaches have disc brakes.

Whittier train at Anchorage Thursday 3 power car.JPG (31653 bytes)

Power car delivers 400 V AC.

Whittier train at Anchorage Thursday 4 power cables.JPG (45253 bytes)

Power cables...

Anchorage Whittier train at Turnagain arm.jpg (34011 bytes)

Whittier - Anchorage train at Turnagain Arm. The name originates from the fact that there is no straight stretch longer than half a mile.

 

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