An Alaska work train crosses Riley Creek Trestle just inside the boundaries of Denali National Park. Fall comes early in Alaska and the fall colors are at their peak around Denali.

In stark contrast to the gleaming SD70MACs and spotless blue and yellow passenger trains commonly associated with the Alaska Railroad, two well-worn GP40-2s, still in the black and yellow colors o... (more)

It's nearly 9 PM on Thursday evening as this 67 car, 5500 ft. freight reaches the end of the 12 mile long Whittier Division and prepares to enter the Alaska Division mainline at MP 64.3. As the t... (more)

As the Glacier heads to town in fantastic light I was just a few hours from catching my flight back to Colorado Springs. This shot ended a fantastic 16 days in the last frontier.

With 82 loads of northbound freight in tow, The Spirit of Alaska has just traversed the 2.5 mile Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel from Whittier and crosses the scenic Placer Creek trestle. Th... (more)

ARR 4001/4015 lead a northbound freight as it nears the C Street crossing in south Anchorage. C... (more)

The Rainbow DTC block on the ARR's south end is definitely living up to its name this afternoon as a northbound extra freight movement skirts the Turnagain arm. In the distance, blowing san... (more)

A sparkling clean SD70MAC leading the charge, the southbound Alaska Railroad Glacier Discovery Train is just a few miles from its next stop at Whittier as it heads across Placer Creek amids... (more)

Nestled between the rising peaks of the Chugach Mountains and the tidal flats of the Turnagain Arm, The Spirit of Alaska leads a rare daylight move northward from Whittier to Anchorage. The... (more)

A pair of ARR GP40H switch the yard at Whittier, pulling onto the bridge just west of the yard ladder. The 'H' designation shows that the engines are equipped with HEP for passenger operations.

SD70MAC 4320 silently watches GP40Hs 3014 and 3009 switch the yard at Whittier.