An afternoon yard job has an MP15 sandwich as it picks its way gingerly up the APU spur to spot two cars at Alaska Mill and Feed. The move is configured this way account the customer has two spur... (more)

There are more than just polar bears that should be placed on the endangered species list in Alaska. Ironically the 40 ft. mill gon coupled behind the locomotive is the oldest piece of equipmen... (more)

Sometimes mother nature can turn the simplest scene into something spectacular. Getting out of my car to walk to the office one afternoon I was just taken aback by the spectacular cloud formations... (more)

On a quiet Sunday afternoon one of Anchorage's lovely local residents performs a time honored American tradition--waving at a passing caboose.....for the last time. This inbound empty gravel trai... (more)

On a quiet Sunday afternoon one of Anchorage's more attractive residents waves a friendly greeting to the head end crew on the empty AS&G gravel train winding its way slowly into Anchorage after d... (more)

Opposite end of the ARR's passenger spectrum is seen at a single glance. On the left is the pride of the fleet. The southbound Denali Star hammers south at track speed on the high iron with twin ... (more)

Without a doubt the single most famous point on the Alaska Railroad, the Hurricane Gulch Bridge was completed in 1921. The span is 918 feet long and 296 feet above its namesake creek. The twin R... (more)

An afternoon yard job is seen switching on the weedy 70 lb rail of the ARR's APU spur in downtown Anchorage. This obscure industrial lead is rarely photographed, but offers the lucky individual a ... (more)

The very last northbound Denali Star passenger train of the season is seen crossing the famous Riley Creek bridge just a few moments from its stop inside Denali National Park. This view from belo... (more)

The second to last southbound Denali Star passenger train of the 2008 season is seen just a few moments outside of its stop at the park. The train is just about to cross the park road and the sun... (more)

On a spectacular late summer afternoon an ARR yard job trundles up a rarely photographed industrial spur in downtown Anchorage to service Alaska Mill and Feed and several other small customers. T... (more)

On a spectacular late summer afternoon an ARR yard job trundles up a rarely photographed industrial spur in downtown Anchorage to service Alaska Mill and Feed and several other small customers. T... (more)

A northbound freight extra from Whittier snakes its way northward toward Anchorage along the mud flats of the Turnagain Arm while the postcard-worthy beauty of the Alaskan wilderness frames the sc... (more)

While most photos from the ARR's south end seem to depict a place where the sun is always shining, this scene is actually much more typical on the route between Anchorage and Portage Jct. For most... (more)

Mckinley Explorer meets a southbound freight.