The southbound Denali Star slinks through Elmendorf AFB just moments from its final stop in Anchorage. Surprisingly for this time of year, the trees are still mostly barren despite this past wint... (more)

The northbound Denali Star rushes through Ft. Richardson behind ARR 4324. Typically, the Star runs with two MACs for power, but for some reason, this one was running with three.

Chartertrain in Anchorage: they unload the used laundry

Learn more at Alaska Railfanning! ARR 4319 leads the Coastal Classic northbound over the Twentymile ... (more)

An Alaska Railroad ballast train negotiates the south leg of the Wye at Portage, having just cleared the mainline for a southbound passenger train. Their chore for the day will be to spread ballas... (more)

An empty coal train is en-route back to Anchorage and will then be forwarded to Healy for another load. Seen here at Bird Point, this particular location can only be accessed during low tide and w... (more)

The overnight freight has just arrived Anchorage from Fairbanks and because Flint Hills Refinery is the railroad's largest customer the railroad will use the road power to spot the tank farm with ... (more)

A MAC and a GP40 are being prepared for the first Seward passenger train of the season. Seen here at Shed 1 with the Chugach mountains in the background.

Alaska Railroad's southbound Denali Star is a few minutes away from their Denali Park Station stop as the passengers enjoy the few along the Nenana River in a very scenic part of Alaska.

One of only three remaining GP40-2s in the as-delivered black and yellow paint leads a single hopper under the signal bridge at CP 1147 on the main line. I'm not sure what this job is called that... (more)

Often forgotten amidst the jaw-dropping images of glistening world-class passenger trains or 6-packs of shiny SD70MACs leading coal hoppers or Geep-led freight trains all running in overwhelmingly... (more)

ARR 4011 and five sister MACs lead a long string of empty coal hoppers down the mainline in Anchorage. If you're a fan of EMD and tons of power, you gotta love these coal trains on the Alaska Rai... (more)

The Aurora Winter Train breezes north under the Old Glenn Highway overpass. With the days getting longer, it's easier to catch this train in the Anchorage-area on its departure out of town on Sat... (more)

Feeling a bit ambitious I decided to snow shoe out to this spot where the Alaska Railroad crosses the Knik River on a truss bridge with plenty of mountains and snow in the back ground. I think the... (more)

Crossing 20 Mile River Bridge outside of Portage AK with a train running from Seward to Anchorage.