The northbound Anchorage to Fairbanks freight eases across the Matanuska River just a little under an hour into the 350 mile long trip into the interior of Alaska.

A southbound cruise train rolls along Turnagain Arm on its way to an awaiting cruise ship at the port of Seward.

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

A southbound cruise train passes the popular tourist lookout point known as Beluga Point on its journey to the Port of Whittier.

An Alaska Railroad freight pops out of the Portage Tunnel, crosses Placer Creek, and rolls through Bear Valley and will soon enter the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel. A 2.5 mile road/rail tunnel t... (more)

While making the drive to Seward I caught up with the Coastal Classic, also en route to Seward, and grabbed this shot along Kenai Lake. Not a bad addition to my drive south for a day cruise.

On a glorious day in Alaska, if only the rest of the summer could be like today, the Alaska RR's 5 day a week freight to Fairbanks crosses the Knik River. Roughly 30 miles and 50 minutes into thei... (more)

On a glorious day in Alaska, if only the rest of the summer could be like today, the Alaska RR's 5 day a week freight to Fairbanks crosses the Knik River. Roughly 30 miles and 50 minutes into thei... (more)

The setting sun shines just long enough to illuminate the sides of the two MACs as they bring a train to Whittier on a very nice April evening.

On a stunning spring evening in the Last Frontier a southbound freight from Anchorage takes a left turn on to the Whittier Branch main for the 12 mile run to its destination at tidewater on Prince... (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)

Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4319 heads back to the Anchorage Yard from the port with a long string of tank cars. In the background is the Alaska Railroad shops and storage yard, where several cruise ... (more)

Alaska Railroad's southbound Fairbanks to Anchorage freight, symbol 130S, is seen near Hurricane, Alaska, with a quartet of SD70MACs on the head end - 4325, 4014, 4016 and 4007 - with another SD70... (more)