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 link to that in case you've never seen it. What we have here, however, is the rarely seen absolute south end of serviceable Alaska railroad trackage. Somehow being at the south end of the northernmost railroad in North America is less poetic, so it warrants nothing more than a simple End of Track sign. While passengers get to see the end of the line at the Seward Depot, over here on the freight dock the rails extend beyond the south throat of the yard right out into Resurrection Bay so that pipe ships and barges can berth at the ARR owned facility and have access to on dock rail service. Beyond the bumping post lie the icy waters of the bay and then the vast north Pacific. Note: the photographer is a railroad employee and was wearing all required PPE while taking this photograph.
