Passenger season is two weeks from the end as the Alaska Railroad's premier train, the Denali Start rolls south about 45 min from the its destination of Anchorage after an all day 12 hr run from F... (more)

One of the first sun holes of the day is perfectly timed with the southbound Denali Star as it slows to meet the northbound at Broad Pass. This area is being reworked to have a over pass put in ov... (more)

Fall colors are starting to really show in Denali with nice shades of yellows, in just a short time the colors will be at a full yellow peaking here.

Running right on time the Denali Star cruises south through north Eklutna, and will arrive into Anchorage in about 45 minutes.

The Pride of the Fleet - Here is a shot of the southbound Denali Star the ARR's flagship train as it crawls slowly out onto the bridge located nearly mid point on the 12 hr 356 mile run fro... (more)

The Pride of the Fleet - As passenger season winds to a close here in the Last Frontier I thought I'd post one from back during the beginning of the season. Here is a shot of the southboun... (more)

Running just a couple of minutes off the advertised, the twin SD70MACs emit a puff of smoke as they clip up the gentle .3% grade at the posted track speed of 60 MPH. Just under 10 miles outside o... (more)

A photographer leans out an open vestibule dutch door to snap a few more shots on this glorious Friday evening. The classic domes and the warm hospitality (while riding in dutch doors is shunned ... (more)

Railfanning - Alaska Style! - The pride of the fleet, ARR's flagship passenger train the Denali Star crawls south across the Hurricane Gulch bridge affording the passengers a stunnin... (more)

Railfanning - Alaska Style! - The pride of the fleet, ARR's flagship passenger train the Denali Star crawls south across the Hurricane Gulch bridge affording the passengers a stunnin... (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)

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)

Train Time! Excited passengers, weary tour bus drivers, and enthusiastic adventurers, and Jack Goodwell (ARRC's ticket agent - in the orange vest) are on the platform to greet the arrival... (more)

Just a few minutes away from an arrival at the Anchorage depot the pride of the Alaska Railroad passenger fleet rolls through Elmendorf AFB in the last rays of sunshine. IIRC the sun played hit an... (more)