Alaska Railroad Depot: (
Satellite, it is just a platform across the street from the cruise ship terminal.)
The only access from land is through the
Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel.
Most of the people in town live in this former military base, which was the
Hodge Building. It is now the
Begich Towers Condominium and has about 200 apartments. I saw a comment that the town gets 24' (7.3m) of snow.
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There is a tunnel that connects Begich Towers to the school building because of the winter weather and the bears.
[A comment observed that you could tell that she was a city girl because she locked her van.] |
In the summer, cruise ships come here so that people can visit Alaska for a few days.
Alaska Railroad runs "cruise trains."
Or is this the "cruise train?"
The town also has a ferry that goes to Valdez.
The railyard appears to handle containers.
The
Buckner Building was the first part of the military base. It is now abandoned.
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85% of the town's population lives in the Begich Towers. The deep-water port is ice free. The average temperature in winter is -21 Centigrade (-5.8F).
The tunnel is 4km (2.5 miles) long.
"The town also has a port, used by cargo ships, cruise ships, commercial fishing boats, and hundreds of vessels carrying recreational boaters, sport anglers, and tourists. It is an important part of the Alaska Marine Highway System, using Whittier as a terminal for its central-south routes and as a connection to the railroad that transports goods and passengers in and out of the city.
In summer, Whittier changes. Between May and September, cruise ships stop there for two and three days of the week to enjoy the glaciers and the nature in the area. In 2016, according to the most recent figures available, up to 129,894 passengers arrived by this mode of transport." |
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