If you like trains you’ll love it. Be aware that during tourist season there will be lots of trains full of people going right past all day. The caboose has plenty of room but it’s long and narrow, so a big party will find it cramped, I suspect. It has doors at both ends to help with that. The trail is beautifully maintained and gets little use, so it’s a pleasure to walk and explore.

Great little cabin! Narrow bunks to sleep on but good enough for a regular thermarest. I slept on the double with my baby in his slumberpod to keep it dark for him as there’s lots of windows. It’s very clean. Bring fire starter as the wood around is often wet! Also the hike to the glacier felt much longer than we expected and we wished we brought a satellite phone since we were with a baby. But it was beautiful to see the glacier! The train ride is only 15 minutes, wish it was longer.

Remote and amazing stay right next to the tourist train tracks. The trail to Denver Glacier is right next to the caboose. You are alone until 8 am the next morning when the train comes by. Bring water purification. The caboose is next to a flowing river but there’s a lot of silt in the water. Bring your own bedding. We chose to take the train to the caboose, hike to Denver Glacier that day and then sleep in the caboose that night. The following day we took the 8:10 train northbound for 6 miles and got dropped off at Laughton Glacier to hike. We hiked to Laughton and then took the 4pm train back to Skagway. Amazing trip! Both hikes were 5-6 miles total, remote and moderate. The highlight was the caboose! You can see our short video of what it’s like here. https://youtu.be/3G-76ZOFs3g