A P&W local crew cruises up the Amtrak mainline past some rickety ex New Haven industrial spurs at Atwells Interlocking in the capital of the great state of Rhode Island. With one empty gon as a ... (more)

On a perfectly frigid New England day the hottest train on the line curls east a around the "famous" Pownal Curve along the icy Hoosic River on the former Boston & Maine mainline now operated by t... (more)

On a perfectly frigid New England day a big eastbound manifest rounds the "famous" Pownal Curve along the Hoosic River on the former Boston & Maine mainline now operated by the Pan Am Southern. D... (more)

On a cold but spectacularly clear January day a big eastbound Pan Am freight hammers through town on the old Boston & Maine mainline enroute to East Deerfield Yard. This line was first laid down ... (more)

This view looks back railroad north from the second of three units on the head end of a southbound unit export coal train. The head end is passing beneath one of the most dangerous areas on the e... (more)

A 74 car unit export coal train sits tied down in track 7 in the Seward yard at the south end of the Alaska Railroad system. The train arrived the previous evening and will be unloaded in just a ... (more)

In another view looking back from the second unit of three on the head end of this loaded coal train you can see the train exiting the north portal of 310 ft Tunnel 1 and crossing Placer Creek. ... (more)

This view looks north from the cab of the second unit on a southbound export coal train winding its way along the spectacular Turnagain Arm beneath the snow shrouded peaks of the Chugach Range. W... (more)

End of the Line. Many photos have been shared of the classic "North End of the Alaska Railroad" sign that graced the bumping post at the old Fairbanks Depot. Here is a Railroad: Alaska Railroad
Locomotive: None
Location: Seward, Alaska, USA
Locomotive #: N/A
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 18, 2010

A 74 car unit export coal train sits tied down in track 7 in the Seward yard at the south end of the Alaska Railroad system. The train arrived the previous evening and will be unloaded in just a ... (more)

The mid train DPU helpers can be seen 37 cars back cut into the train in this view from the second of 3-MACs (ARR 4004, 4012, 4328) on the head end of this 10,765 ton loaded coal train. The three... (more)

The mid train DPU helpers can be seen framed in the fireman's side window of SD70MAC 4004 which is the second of 3-MACs on the head end of this 10,765 ton loaded coal train. The 74 car train is w... (more)

Saturday April 17th was overcast and dreary in the 49th State. It still didn't look much like spring, but there was a touch of warmth in the air and the snow was just barely hanging on. Earlier ... (more)

A peak inside the ARR's heavy repair back shop on a Saturday afternoon finds a 1976 vintage bought new Geep in for some upgrades, including a new pilot plow. Forklifts, overhead cranes, jacks, tr... (more)

A peak inside the ARR's heavy repair back shop on a Saturday afternoon finds two 1976 vintage bought new GP40-2s in for some upgrades. The 3011 wears the ARR's current scheme wile the 3006 peakin... (more)