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ANCHORAGE \u2013 Get ready to get carded if you turn 50 years old in 2009. The Alaska Railroad is offering anyone in the world who shares this birthday year with Alaska’s statehood anniversary \u2013 that’ll be 1959 \u2013 one free day of rail travel anytime during 2009.<\/p>\n
Bookings will be available beginning in the fall of 2008 for the happy birthday program, called “Turn 50 With Us.” Call (907) 265-2494 or visit www.alaskarailroad.com\/50BD<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n “The Alaska Railroad is proud to share a long tradition with the people of Alaska, and what better way to extend our happy birthday wishes than by inviting, as our guests, all those who share this important milestone year,” said Susie Kiger, passenger sales and marketing director.<\/p>\n The Alaska Railroad 50th birthday offer is valid for travel in Adventure Class Service on Denali Star, Coastal Classic, Glacier Discovery, Hurricane, and Aurora Winter train, roundtrip or one-way, as long as the travel occurs over the course of one day.<\/p>\n To qualify for the program your birth date must fall on, or be between January 1, 1959 and December 31, 1959. Travel need not occur on the passenger’s birthday, just during the birthday year.<\/p>\n