Just cant beat the spectacular scenery of the Turnagain Arm on a beautiful sunny morning. ARR 4327 leads the Coastal Classic alongside the Seward Highway on its trip down to Seward Alaska.

The Glacier Discovery train rolls through Girdwood Alaska on its way to Whittier for a day full of fun for the tourist onboard. The tide is out exposing the mud flats out in the bay in the Turnaga... (more)

The Glacier Discovery train from Whittier makes a station stop in Girdwood on it's trip back to Anchorage Alaska.

The Coastal Classic train rolls through some spectacular scenery in the Turnagain Arm on its way to Seward Alaska. The trees in between the Seward Highway and the tracks are dead from salt water i... (more)

One of Alaska Railroads 12 HEP equipped SD70MACs leans into a sharp curve just south of Girdwood with a cruise train for Whittier in tow.

Winters Last Gasp

Near the very end of March Southcentral Alaska got hit with its last good snow dump of the winter season. Nearly a foot fell in some places and the fresh afternoon... (more)

This years winter was a bit more normal for Alaska although it was fairly rare to catch a train after a snowfall. I did on one such occasion manage to follow a train south after a recent snowfall ... (more)

This years winter was a bit more normal for Alaska although it was fairly rare to catch a train after a snowfall. I did on one such occasion manage to follow a train south after a recent snowfall ... (more)

Northbound Whittier to Anchorage train 125N is seen north of Girdwood, AK and dwarfed by the distant mountains as it sands heavily for traction on the wet rail. Lead unit - GP40-2 3012 retains th... (more)

Northbound Whittier to Anchorage, Alaska freight train #125N rolls northbound north of Girdwood, Alaska, with a trio of geeps representing each of the Alaska Railroad paint schemes - GP40-2 3012 i... (more)

Northbound Whittier to Anchorage, Alaska freight train #125N rolls northbound through Girdwood, Alaska, with a trio of geeps representing each of the Alaska Railroad paint schemes - GP40-2 3012 in... (more)

Alaska Railroad train 125N is seen enroute to Anchorage from Whittier, Alaska, with freight with traffic from the CN barge on March 12, with ARR GP40-2s 3012 and 3006 leading GP38 2004.

Nearly 9,000 feet of containers and mixed freight are heading to the Lower 48 via an Alaska Marine Lines barge as one of three locomotives left in the original black and yellow paint scheme leads ... (more)

With coal traffic being what it is earlier this year I focused my efforts on what may be the last export trains on the Alaska Railroad. Seen here coming into Girdwood. On the right are the Chugach... (more)

In a rather unusual move the 120S is lead by a GP38-2, essentially a yard motor on the Alaska Railroad. In fact this train is led my 3 separate models of EMD products. The afore mentioned GP38-2, ... (more)