Photos: Riding the train to the Talkeetna Bachelor Auction & Ball

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Bachelor Joe McAneney looks out the window Dec. 5, 2015 on the Aurora Winter Train to Talkeetna. For the first time the Alaska Railroad has partnered with the Talkeetna Bachelor Society to have attendees of the annual Bachelor Auction & Ball share a train car on the way up to the event. Last year the auction raised over twenty thousand dollars for numerous charities.

For the first time, the Alaska Railroad has partnered with the Talkeetna Bachelor Society to have attendees of the annual Bachelor Auction & Ball share a car in the Aurora Winter Train on the way to the auction in Talkeetna. Bachelors and women rubbed elbows and got to know each other along the ride to the big event. Last year the auction raised over $20,000 for charities.

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