Welcome Home! - The Alaska Railroad's last active steam locomotive, #557, has returned after a 46 1/2 year hiatus in the lower 48. #557 is a Baldwin Locomotive Works class S-160 2-8-0 Cons... (more)

Twin SD70MACs lead a 5409 ton and 7526 ft long freight southbound destined to Whittier and a date with ARMS barge voyage 1144. This monster train consists of 70 loads and 39 empties including 95 ... (more)

Twin SD70MACs lead a 5409 ton and 7526 ft long freight southbound destined to Whittier and a date with ARMS barge voyage 1144. This monster train consists of 70 loads and 39 empties including 95 ... (more)

Twin SD70MACs lead a 5409 ton and 7526 ft long freight southbound destined to Whittier and a date with ARMS barge voyage 1144. This monster train consists of 70 loads and 39 empties including 95 ... (more)

Something Special! - This image is my 500th on Railpictures.net. I hope you have enjoyed looking at them even half as much as I've enjoyed shooting and sharing them. Beyond that, c... (more)

Rock Island Bridge - This is one of those signature locations I've admired for years and always wanted to see for myself. Finally I got to check the box this summer after a relaxing day o... (more)

End of the Line - What we have here is a rather unique and fascinating operation. Flint Hills Resources operates a large refinery in North Pole, Alaska and they lease a fleet of nearly 450... (more)

End of the Line - What we have here is a rather unique and fascinating operation. Flint Hills Resources operates a large refinery in North Pole, Alaska and they lease a fleet of nearly 450... (more)

Rock Island Bridge - This is one of those signature locations I've admired for years and always wanted to see for myself. Finally I got to check the box this summer after a relaxing day o... (more)

Rainy Day Railfanning - In my first visit to the Trinidad Hill area and the Columbia River Sub I was expecting dry and hot. Strangely, I had better weather up in the Cascades on the Sceni... (more)

How 'bout them apples? Five units hustle a Tacoma-Saint Paul stack train east toward a crew change at Wenatchee where the rear three will be set out before the train continues its journey... (more)

The east slope of the Cascades are shrouded in low clouds but here in the rich agricultural country along the Wenatchee River valley the sun is shining. Five units hustle a Tacoma-Saint Paul stac... (more)

Glacier Blue Ice and the Blue and Gold - Really, where else but Alaska can you get a view like this on train? The ARR's sole Colorado Railcar built DMU poses in the middle of the famed Gr... (more)

The Loop District - Really, where else but Alaska can you get a view like this on a train? The ARR's sole Colorado Railcar built DMU poses in the middle of the famed Grandview loop, argua... (more)

Third Up! - The quintessential Alaskan train ride The Hurricane Turn crawls out on to its namesake bridge affording the passengers a stunning view of the Chulitna River and the Alas... (more)