What passes for night time in Alaska during the summer! It's still nearly a month away from the summer solstice yet at 1:30 in the morning it never gets truly pitch dark for one to practic... (more)

The scenic byway from Anchorage to Seward is dotted with natural wonders along its full length. "Fee Stations," which operate on the honor system, help the state of Alaska maintain these recreatio... (more)

Alaska RR's Glacier Discovery slowly rounds the wye at Portage, AK as it approaches the south switch of the wye.

ARR’s Coastal Classic runs daily Anchorage to Seward in the morning and returns in the afternoon in the summer. This is the northbound returning to Anchorage.

ARR 4320 and 4321 Meet at Whittier Junction at 8:40 pm 4320 has the MEX (McKinley Express) which is operated by ARR for Princess Lines in the summer Whittier to Princess's Lodge ne... (more)

3015 is the trailing unit. Next is the baggage car which has a generator for HEP for the three coaches. DMU 751 is at the head. The red signals mean the tunnel operator is not ready for the tra... (more)

Extra Rock train returns to Anchorage to dump rock for lagoon project.

ARR’s Glacier Discovery runs daily in the summer Anchorage to Whittier in the morning and Whittier to Anchorage in the evening. Midday it meanders among the glaciers south of Portage. Here the... (more)

Southbound #1 from Fairbanks to Anchorage waits to cross northbound #2 at Oliver siding, just south of Denali Park, behind 1502 1506 and 1517. A loss of radio contact between the two trains requir... (more)

A half an hour from Anchorage Station at 9:45 pm and it is still an hour and a half to sunset. ARR’s Coastal Classic runs daily in the summer Anchorage to Seward in the morning and returns in t... (more)

The train is about to enter Whittier Tunnel (3013 is the trailing unit) then head home to Steward. The MEX (McKinley Express) is operated by ARR for Princess Lines in the summer Whittier to Princ... (more)

Note: the DMU is MUed into the train. ARR’s Glacier Discovery runs daily in the summer Anchorage to Whittier in the morning and Whittier to Anchorage in the evening. Midday it meanders among t... (more)

The DEX (Denali Express) is operated by ARR for Princess Lines in the summer Whittier to Denali National Park and Denali to Whittier on Saturdays and Mondays, i.e., two trains, a NB and a SB each ... (more)

The Northbound Denali Express rolls across Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage enroute to Denali and eventually Fairbanks. While it is operating this day with a HEP-equipped SD70MAC, this trai... (more)

Alaska Railroad's Seward Cruise Train is arriving at Anchorage International Airport where it will layover for a little over an hour before departing back southbound for Seward with a train load o... (more)