A matched set of flared-radiator MACs leads the southbound Denali Star through one last curve leaving Elmendorf AFB before hitting the yard limits in Anchorage after a 12-hour journey from Fairban... (more)

The Glacier Discovery pops out of the Portage Tunnel on its was north towards Anchorage. The water in the foreground is Portage Creek and has the very distinctive gray-green hue of glacier runoff... (more)

ARR 4319 leads the northbound Coastal Classic past the marsh waters just south of Portage on a calendar-perfect evening. This area was devastated during the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake which was ... (more)

After clearing the 13,300'-long Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (seen in the back right), ARR 3010 brings the Glacier Discovery into Whittier for the second time on this amazingly beautiful day.

ARR 4319 brings the daily Coastal Classic northbound through Portage. This train departed Anchorage at 0645L and arrived in Seward a little after 1100L. The return trip departed Seward at 1800L ... (more)

ARR 3010 leads the Glacier Discovery out of the 5,050'-long Portage Tunnel as it follows the Portage Glacier-fed waters of Portage Creek through the beautiful Portage Valley headed for.........Por... (more)

ARR 4327 leans into the curve with the Denali Star on the final segment of its 12-hour journey from Fairbanks to Anchorage on another pleasant evening in southcentral Alaska!

The daily Coastal Classic is on its return leg to Anchorage after spending the day in Seward. The shores of the Turnagain Arm, the railroad tracks, and the Seward Highway are in close proximity l... (more)

The Denali Star, the Alaska Railroad's flagship train, throttles through Ft. Richardson on its way to its destination in downtown Anchorage.

After backing off the wye at Portage, ARR 4324 leads a Princess Cruises train north toward Anchorage. On Saturdays when the cruise trains are running, Portage seemingly generates trains out of th... (more)

The Coastal Classic pops into view as it nears Portage on its run north from Seward to Anchorage. The tracks diverged away from any road system some 33 miles ago in Moose Pass, and this is the fi... (more)

ARR 3015 is at the end of a long day that took it and cruise ship passengers from Seward, north to McKinley, and then back south eventually ending up on the siding here at Portage. The Chugach Mo... (more)

The Alaska Railroad's one and only DMU leads the Glacier Discovery back towards Anchorage just north of Girdwood. ARR 751 was the last DMU built by Colorado Railcar before they went out of busine... (more)

ARR 3010 leads a "pre-season" Glacier Discovery south through the postcard-esque Bird Point. The Glacier Discovery starts daily operations for the summer season on 1 June, but the ARR ran four Gl... (more)

Crew change time and another round of tourists load up in downtown Anchorage for a run north to McKinley. In addition to the usual named passenger trains that run on a daily basis during the summ... (more)