Summer is over and fall has made itself evident. Every where one looks you can see the changing face of nature. After crossing Riley Creek the Star rolls through the curve located at MP 347. It is... (more)

It is 12:06 AM and the daily freight bound for Anchorage is just minutes away from Denali Park and the days sunshine doesn't have much longer either. Summer days in Alaska.

The vastness that is Alaska is hard to depict in a photo but this comes close. The Alaska Railroad's Denali Star pops out of the trees and in a moment will cross Riley Creek and arrive at the Dena... (more)

The Denali Star departs Denali Park for points south arrival in Anchorage a scant 250 miles south will be around 8 PM local time.

Portrait of a Railroader. Conductor Steve Culver is the defacto King of the Alaska Railroad's winter passenger train. A 40+ year ARR veteran he is #2 on the railroad's seniority roster an... (more)

It is always worth heading North of Anchorage on the Alaska Railroad. The scenery from Hurricane to Fairbanks is spectacular. Although the day had held great promise with sunshine early by the tim... (more)

With the trees beginning to show a bit of early-fall color, ARR 4325 leads the northbound Denali Star across the Riley Creek Trestle just south of the Denali Park station stop. What ... (more)

Southbound #1 from Fairbanks to Anchorage waits to cross northbound #2 at Oliver siding, just south of Denali Park, behind 1502 1506 and 1517. A loss of radio contact between the two trains requir... (more)

A Railroad Still Life - This is the conductor's "office" inside ARR baggage car 103. All the essentials can be found at his desk: a radio tuned to road channel one, a curren... (more)

Looking north out an open baggage door on the east side of the train as the ARR's winter Aurora passenger train speeds northward. Five cars make up the train on this day and above the snow caked ... (more)

Southbound #1 from Fairbanks to Anchorage waits to cross northbound #2 at Oliver siding, just south of Denali Park, behind 1502 1506 and 1517. A loss of radio contact between the two trains requir... (more)

The very last northbound Denali Star passenger train of the season is seen crossing the famous Riley Creek bridge just a few moments from its stop inside Denali National Park. This view from belo... (more)

The second to last southbound Denali Star passenger train of the 2008 season is seen just a few moments outside of its stop at the park. The train is just about to cross the park road and the sun... (more)

ARR's Director of Passenger Operations chats with the brakeman on the southbound Denali Star as it makes it's scheduled stop at Denali National Park. ARR business car #2000, the Aurora, brings up ... (more)

The "Denali Star heading for Fairbanks