Northbound freight off of the port at Whittier behind a pair of SD70MACs crosses Placer Creek at Bear Valley as it begins the journey to Anchorage and points north.

The second of seven and a half 40-car unit military trains is being unloaded at the Port of Anchorage. This movement was in support of the deployment of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Ft... (more)

Alaska Railroad GP38 2004 Rounds the big curve near Bird Point with a company ballast train including a caboose.

An Alaska Railroad Ballast train with 3 Geeps in three paint schemes.

A side by side comparison of Alaska Railroads two versions of SD70MACs

An unconventional upclose look.

The Rainbow DTC block on the ARR's south end is definitely living up to its name this afternoon as a northbound extra freight movement skirts the Turnagain arm. In the distance, blowing san... (more)

For much of its 32 mile stretch between Potter's Marsh and Girdwood, the Alaska Railroad mainline is snuggled between the scenic Seward Highway and the majestic Turnagain Arm. Here, the southbound... (more)

A rare view of the Alaska Railroad's Hurricane Turn, America's last scheduled flag stop passenger train, is afforded from the catwalk of the 298ft high Hurricane Gulch Bridge. The train was... (more)

The Coastal Classic dome catches the glint of the setting Alaskan Sun

Less than twelve hours after arriving at the Port of Whittier aboard the Anchorage Provider barge from Seattle 80+ cars of general and intermodal freight are heading north along the Turnaga... (more)

The flagship of the Alaska Railroad's SD70MAC fleet, The Spirit of Alaska, leads a northbound Whittier to Anchorage extra freight over Twenty Mile River beneath threatening skies. With 8,30... (more)

Welcome inside the Alaska Railroad's Denali business car, a posterchild for opulence and extravagance. This Pullman, built in 1921, underwent a major restoration in 2006, to the tune of $1.... (more)

Cab shot of ARR Rotary #3 stored in Anchorage yard awaiting donation to a railroad display in Curry, AK. The rotary was built by the Cooke Locomotive Works in 1930 and operated under steam until 1... (more)

ARR Cab/HEP car 31 (former AMTK 244) leads the daily southbound Glacier Discovery train away from Portage.