Having just completed its station stop at Portage, the nortbound Glacier Discovery Train crosses Twenty Mile Bridge as it heads homeward toward Anchorage amidst the beautiful Alaskan wilder... (more)
The Alaska Railroad Glacier Discovery Train winds its way north along the Turnagain Arm, with the imposing Chugach Mountains in the background. A small tidal bore, very common in the Turnag... (more)
Alaska GP40-2s 3006 and 3007 lead a northbound work train at track speed along Seward Highway between Girdwood and Bird Point.
Alaska RR Budd RDC 711 brings up the rear of the Glacier Discovery train as it slowly pulls into Whittier, AK for a quick station stop before reversing to the ARR mainline at Portage. Ahead and to... (more)
ARR 4324/4321 lead the southbound Denali Star across a remote bridge one mile south of Honolulu, the halfway point between Fairbanks and Anchorage.
On an early summer morning, the Coastal Classic is reflected in the waters of Potter Marsh
The Alaska Railroad's Glacier Discovery train enters Anchorage on a summer evening
The Alaska Railroad's Glacier Discovery train crosses a trestle, about to duck into the Whittier Tunnel
The Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic cliimbs the mountains as it makes its journey towards Seward
It's 9:30 PM...only a couple more hours of daylight left. The city's floral arrangements complement the railroad's colors nicely.
Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic skirts the shore of Kenai Lake on a rainy Memorial Day weekend.
ARR 3008/4324 pull into the Anchorage yard with a stack train.
Two trains line-up in late evening setting sun: GP40-2 3008 and SD70MAC 4324 lead one train and SD70MAC's 4015,4014,4012 with GP40-2 3006 lead the other.
The northbound ARR Aurora Winter Train rolls northpassing the lead to the Birchwood Yard, only 20 miles into its 355 mile journey to Fairbanks.
Northbound frt from Seward (GP49 2809/SD70MAC 4014) has just changed crews about 50 miles south of Anchorage.