Hurricane Turn

The Hurricane, or Hurricane Turn, is a passenger train operated by the Alaska Railroad between Talkeetna and Hurricane Gulch in Alaska. This train is unique in that rather than making scheduled station stops, it is a flag stop train meaning that passengers between Talkeetna and Hurricane can wave a white cloth anywhere along the route and the train will stop to pick them up. The train runs Thursday-Sunday between the months of May and September and the first Thursday of every month the rest of the year.[1]

Hurricane Turn

Overview
Service type	Flag stop
Status	Operating
Locale	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Current operator(s)	Alaska Railroad
Route
Start	Talkeetna
End	Hurricane Gulch
Distance travelled	57.6 mi (92.7 km)
Average journey time	2 hours 30 minutes each way, 5 hours 45 minutes round trip
Service frequency	Thursday through Sunday (May through September)
On-board services
Seating arrangements	Coach
Catering facilities	None
Technical
Track gauge	1435mm
Operating speed	59 mph
Track owner(s)	Alaska Railroad
Route map 281.4 mi 452.9 km Hurricane 273.8 mi 440.6 km Chulitna 270.0 mi 434.5 km Twin Bridges 263.2 mi 423.6 km Gold Creek 257.7 mi 414.7 km Sherman 248.5 mi 399.9 km Curry 236.2 mi 380.1 km Chase 226.7 mi 364.8 km Talkeetna year-round summer only 159.8 mi 257.2 km Wasilla 114.3 mi 183.9 km Anchorage = flag stop

Effective 2009 the Budd Rail Diesel Cars are no longer used on the Hurricane Turn.[2] Current configuration is two locomotives, two passenger cars and one baggage car.

The Hurricane Turn is one of the last true flag-stop trains in the United States.[3]

Alaska Railroad route
(interactive version)
1435mm gauge tracks, paved roads