It's just another typical day in Whittier - meaning it's foggy and wet. This isolated little community some 70 rail miles from Anchorage is the ARR's gateway to the outside world through it's bar... (more)

It's shortly after 10 PM in the Land of the Midnight Sun and shooting is just starting to get a little difficult with some shadows creeping onto the right of way. An 86 car southbound loaded grav... (more)

Shortly after meeting sister #4325 on the southbound Star at Reves siding the ARR's nightly Anchorage-Fairbanks freight (known colloquially as the OX) is seen wheeling around a sweeping curve righ... (more)

It's Friday afternoon on a spectacular summer evening at about 1945 as the southbound Denali Star sweeps around a gentle two degree curve as it gets ready to accelerate back to 60 MPH for the las... (more)

Twilight Surprise - I was exploring this interesting industrial line after 9 PM on the longest day of the year and was not expecting to see anything. Much to my delight while cruising down... (more)

It is a spectacular clear and bright early fall day in the Last Frontier and the birch trees are have already turned and the higher peaks of the Chugach are already dusted in show. This shot was ... (more)

Wasilla!? - Long before the rest of the world knew about this place (for good or ill depending on your political persuasion) Wasilla was a one time sleepy Alaskan town now up and coming as ... (more)

It is a spectacular clear and bright early fall day in the Last Frontier and the birch trees are have already turned but the early snow has melted off the peaks of the Chugach Mountains. This sho... (more)

It is a spectacular clear and bright early fall day in the Last Frontier and the birch trees are golden yellow. A tiny dusting of snow can be discerned on the peaks of the Chugach to the east. I... (more)

Now this is what I call a passenger train! - Here is a view from the south end of one of the longest passenger trains in recent ARR history. This train consists of 22 cars with two MACs on ... (more)

This view looks south from the lead unit on the head end of a special 22 car passenger charter. The train left Anchorage (MP114) and has traveled here to MP 54 to afford passengers a view of Spen... (more)

Now this is what I call a passenger train! - One of the longest passenger trains in recent ARR history is being reading for departure. This train consists of 22 cars with two MACs on the s... (more)

Now this is what I call a passenger train! - One of the longest passenger trains in recent ARR history is being readied for departure. This train consists of 22 cars with two MACs on the s... (more)

Train Time The ARR's nightly Anchorage to Fairbanks through freight is built and set on track 1 in the yard and ready for an air test. Shortly after 8 PM the two SD70s and lone GP40-2 wil... (more)

Backyard Plaything?! - While exploring the remains of the old Boston and Maine Hillsboro Branch one late summer day I was quite surprised to find this sitting seemingly in someone's backyar... (more)