TIL of a section of passenger railroad in Alaska call the Hurricane Turn. Rather than making scheduled station stops, it operates as a flag-stop meaning passengers in this remote area can simply wave the train down to stop. It's one of the last true flag-stop trains in the U.S.
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Submitted June 03, 2018 at 07:46AM by SlothSpeed https://ift.tt/2srOBhy
Submitted June 03, 2018 at 07:46AM by SlothSpeed https://ift.tt/2srOBhy
TIL of a section of passenger railroad in Alaska call the Hurricane Turn. Rather than making scheduled station stops, it operates as a flag-stop meaning passengers in this remote area can simply wave the train down to stop. It's one of the last true flag-stop trains in the U.S.
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