The northbound Denali Star with ARR 4327 runs the gauntlet leading under Vandenberg Dr. at MP 118.43 on Elmendorf AFB.

The southbound Denali Star slinks through Elmendorf AFB just moments from its final stop in Anchorage. Surprisingly for this time of year, the trees are still mostly barren despite this past wint... (more)

The northbound Denali Star rushes through Ft. Richardson behind ARR 4324. Typically, the Star runs with two MACs for power, but for some reason, this one was running with three.

Learn more at Alaska Railfanning! ARR 4319 leads the Coastal Classic northbound over the Twentymile ... (more)

ARR 4002, The Spirit of Seward, is on gravel train duty, seen here on the Elmendorf Siding on the tail end of one of the two daily gravel trains that run during the summer.

One of only three remaining GP40-2s in the as-delivered black and yellow paint leads a single hopper under the signal bridge at CP 1147 on the main line. I'm not sure what this job is called that... (more)

Often forgotten amidst the jaw-dropping images of glistening world-class passenger trains or 6-packs of shiny SD70MACs leading coal hoppers or Geep-led freight trains all running in overwhelmingly... (more)

After dropping off one hopper of feed and one hopper of fertilizer at the Alaska Mill Feed & Garden Center, ARR 3006 leads a lone car across Orca Street on the return trip south back towards the y... (more)

ARR 4011 and five sister MACs lead a long string of empty coal hoppers down the mainline in Anchorage. If you're a fan of EMD and tons of power, you gotta love these coal trains on the Alaska Rai... (more)

The Aurora Winter Train breezes north under the Old Glenn Highway overpass. With the days getting longer, it's easier to catch this train in the Anchorage-area on its departure out of town on Sat... (more)

Coal empties snake north hugging the slim patch of land between the Seward Highway and the icy waters of the Turnagain Arm.

Who doesn't like a 6-pack? Six SD70MACs roll north through Bird Creek with an impressive display of 24,300 horsepower although only the first three units were actually on line. Five of these MAC... (more)

As if chasing a Whittier-bound freight all the way south wasn't enough, there was a coal empty waiting at Portage to chase all the way back north! Often times it can be feast or famine 'fanning t... (more)

Follow us at Alaska Railfanning! ARR 3010 leads a lengthy freight out of the 5,050'-long Portage Tun... (more)

It's springtime in Alaska...wish you were here! But feel free to live vicariously through us at Alaska Railf... (more)