A southbound Princess Lines cruise train flies by the 2,511 foot long siding at Brookman.

Today it finally worked out where a train was working its way south and I had some time that I could devote to a few pictures. Initially the weather was terrible in Anchorage with snow flurries an... (more)

6 Mac's have a 70 car train of export coal up to track speed along the Turnagain arm bound for the port of Seward a few hours away.

The sun has just set as the Coastal Classic does it's best to catch back up to it before Anchorage.

ARR 4318 leads the Coastal Classic north toward Anchorage after spending the day in Seward. The train is seen here just north of Brookman.

Well, it looks like winter has finished its business here in Alaska and things are beginning to turn green in the last frontier so I thought I may as well post one of my last real winter shots. An... (more)

The weather man said 2-5 inches of snow last night clearing into sunshine for Saturday. Well I would guess we got a good 12 inches, so when I found out the coal train was called late I decided to ... (more)

A blast from the past brings up the rear of an Alaska RR work train at Brookman along the shores of Turnagain Arm. In the background are the Kenai Mountains.

A lengthy train, 6464', headed for the Arms barge in Whittier skirts the shore of Turnagain Arm and passes a vestige of the past, an Alaska Railroad caboose sitting in the siding at Brookman. This... (more)

The Glacier Discovery heads north towards Anchorage on what has become the summer of a lifetime. There have been more sunny days this summer then the last three summers combined. In the background... (more)

A matched trio of GP40-2s swings around the bend for a jaunt down the straight stretch leading to the siding at Brookman. This is what the first day of spring looks like in Alaska...yeah, we're s... (more)

An Alaska Railroad work train is in the hole at Brookman waiting on the last passenger train of the night. The work train spent the day dropping rail between Girdwood and MP 72

Autumn is fleeting in Alaska with the peak foliage lasting only a day or two it seems. If one wants to get out and shoot trains amidst the color the window is extremely narrow. Knowing that a no... (more)

The wide open spaces and towering mountain scenery of the Turnagain Arm provide a nice backdrop as the sun sets on the horizon as seen from the north siding switch at Brookman, Alaska. Railroading... (more)

A pair of Alaska GP40-2s lead a southbound nearly 7,000 foot long empty container/freight train from Anchorage to Whittier to meet the arrival of the CN barge from Prince Rupert, BC with the next ... (more)