3015 leads the MEX south past Gorilla rock as it heads for Whittier and eventually Seward.

Southbound coal loads headed for the dock at Seward pass Gorilla Rock on a glorious end of winter day.

Southbound coal loads headed for the dock at Seward pass Gorilla Rock on a glorious end of winter day.

Alaska is having the summer the locals dream about. So far this summer we have had more temps above 70 degrees then the three previous summers combined. July and August are normally the rainiest m... (more)

Running along the Turnagain Arm between Anchorage and Portage, an Alaska RR coal train from Healy to Seward continues its journey south on a chilly March morning.

One of the signature locations on the Alaska Railroad is the Hurricane Bridge over Hurrican Gulch. The bridge is over 300 feet above Hurricane creek. When riding the train this bridge appears out ... (more)

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)

The Northbound Denali Star crosses Riley Creek on a nice steel trestle and arrives on time at the Denali Park station. This is one of the last runs of the daily train as staring next week this tra... (more)

Big Land - Big Mountains - Big Bridge - Little Train - The quintisential Alaskan train ride The Hurricane Turn crawls out on to the Hurricane Gulch bridge affording the passengers a ... (more)

An empty coal train is northbound along the Seward Subdivision. The railroad and highway share a narrow area between the mountains and the waters of Turnagain Arm. In the background the Chugach Mo... (more)

Welcome to Whittier! - Two of the last three GP40-2s to wear their 1975 as delivered black and yellow paint march a 6015 ft train out of the 13,338 ft long tunnel and into the town of Whitt... (more)

Fresh off the barge Artic Provider an Alaska freight train crosses 20 Mile River on a beautiful fall afternoon. A barge arrives Whittier, AK on a weekly schedule from the lower 48 while another ba... (more)

Big Time Coal! 10 units - count 'em - curl north with 113 empty coal hoppers along the icy shores of Turnagain Arm beneath the snowy peaks of the Chugach Mountains. This is by far th... (more)

ARR 3014 leads a Seward bound freight train about to pass under the Seward Highway at Bird Point, Alaska.

A somewhat rare freight move on the Alaska Railroad south of Whittier Junction. Alaska GP40-2s 3014-3012 have 12 loads of fuel and a flatcar bound for the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad ... (more)