An empty BNSF coal train with plenty of power hustles north through Colorado Springs en route to the Powder River Coal Basin. There are numerous spots within Colorado Springs where one can combine... (more)

A KCS powered military train headed for Fort Carson just south of Colorado Springs crosses the former Santa Fe bridge at Larkspur, CO

A snow less Pikes Peak stands guard as a re-positioning double stack move heads south on the Jointline. There were numerous vantage points in Colorado Springs where one could photograph trains and... (more)

A few years ago UP ran an Operation Life Saver special on the former Rio Grande Craig Branch. A friend and I drove up the night before and took a few night photos in the Phippsburg Yard. The next ... (more)

An early morning coal load has just exited the US Air Force Academy as they head south towards Texas. In addition to this photographer and some hikers on the adjacent Santa Fe Trail a couple of Bu... (more)

Sooner or later it was bound to happen. The remaining three GP40-2s in original paint were assigned as the sole power to the company work train. Unfortunately they departed Anchorage with just two... (more)

We were fortunate to catch the San Manual Arizona operating between San Manual and the interchange with the Copper Basin at Hayden. On this day the SMA had 8 loads for CBR and returned with about ... (more)

OT-1 has 42 loads of ore headed for the smelter in Hayden. From what I understand the ore trains could stop running at any time as the mine has begun to curtail certain operations which will have ... (more)

The Alaska Railroad has decided to upgrade the APU spur and as such has been replacing track panels between the AK Mill and CEI. Today I caught the company work train backing down the spur to ball... (more)

There is still a bit of fall color hanging around Alaska and the back lighting helps to show it off along with the jointed rail along Turnagain Arm at Indian. The company work train has just made ... (more)

Although I lived in Colorado Springs for 17 years I could count the number of times I was able to photograph the military operations of Fort Carson. They often came off the property to pick up tra... (more)

The company work train is about to cross the Parks Highway just about a mile or two south of Hurricane where they will tie up for the night. They train is moving material for the overpass that is ... (more)

A Whittier bound freight makes the tight corner at McHugh Creek with a long freight in tow. This picture really shows the vastness that is Alaska. The train is following the shores of Turnagain Ar... (more)

ARR 3006 crosses C Street in front of the Alaska Railroad's General Office Building en-route to the APU spur to switch out several customers. The APU Spur is the closest thing o street running the... (more)

Each year the Alaska RR will run special passenger trains on the weekend to the Alaska State Fair in Palmer as a way to help alleviate traffic congestion in Palmer. The trains seem to be well rece... (more)