After waiting for this train for a few hours in Whittier the chase was on. The last train off of the barge at Whittier heads north towards Anchorage on what turned out to be a very fine afternoon.

ARR 3014 leads a Seward bound freight train about to pass under the Seward Highway at Bird Point, Alaska.

Alaska 4009 South crosses the trestle over Upper Trail Lake at Moose Pass, while over head a matching float plane circles the train.

Alaska Railroad 4007 is the rear DPU on coal train destined for export at Seward, AK. In the background are the Chugach Mountains.

Export coal loads from the Usibelli coal mine south of Fairbanks roll across the glacier-fed waters of Upper Trail Lake at Moose Pass, Alaska on a beautiful late summer day.

A somewhat rare freight move on the Alaska Railroad south of Whittier Junction. Alaska GP40-2s 3014-3012 have 12 loads of fuel and a flatcar bound for the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad ... (more)

While the weather in Alaska can be difficult to predict and deal with I have a knack for picking great first days. My 2010 trip to Alaska was no different as seen here with 4004 leading a coal tra... (more)

On my last day in Alaska I managed to catch a company work train led by a matched pair of original paint GP40-2s. This is something I have been trying to capture for some time now.

A northbound Whitter-Anchorage freight train rolls out of the tunnel at Bear Valley as it begins to skirt the glacier-fed waters of Portage Creek on the way to the wye at Portage Junction where it... (more)

Alaska 2001 is seen leading the daily Anchorage-Seward passenger train south desending Moose Pass - 23/07/2010

Alaska 4325 is seen leading the Anchorage-Fairbanks passenger train north past Healy (3rd time lucky at getting this shot in sun) - 27/07/2010

The Eagle River Bridge on the Alaska Railroad isn't the easiest place to get to along the railroad but it does offer a very nice view of the railroad's crack passenger train just a few minutes out... (more)

A rare (for the ARR) northbound Whittier to Anchorage high-wide special winds its way along the Turnagain Arm in a scene that could very easily be mistaken for June instead of February due to sout... (more)

In a scene reminiscent of many a Christmas postcard, southbound coal loads head over Snow River on one of the most photogenic bridges on the entire Alaska Railroad. Typically dramatic Alaskan back... (more)

The Alaska Railroad and the Seward Highway parallel Turnagain Arm for more than a few miles south of Anchorage. I knew I had 3 passenger trains and a coal train headed my way so I hiked high above... (more)