The MRL line to Harrison was infrequently used but worth the trip if you had a train running that direction. Looking very lonely out in the middle of nowhere MRL is returning with one car after sp... (more)

The Alaska Railroad’s Hurricane Turn crosses the Susitna River at Gold Creek. in a very remote part of the railroad. No roads in this area. The only way in is the Railroad or bush plane. Gold is... (more)

A combined CN/ARMS barge train heads for the Port of Whittier along Turnagain Arm. The ARMS barge is a weekly affair from Seattle, however the CN is about every 2 weeks these days. On occasion it ... (more)

A matched set of Helpers crossing the Green River at MP 81.9 on the Squamish Sub or at least I think that's accurate. I had previously posted the head end power which was a a couple of two-tone gr... (more)

A couple of Utah Railway units have attached themselves to the rear of a BNSF manifest and will help shove them to the top of Soldier Summit.

The former governor of Alaska has chartered a few cars to celebrate his 90th birthday. They were tacked onto the regular run of the Coastal Classic making for a lengthy passenger train. Seen here ... (more)

Some classic railroading. Manned helpers provide the assist to a coal train for the climb over the Palmer Divide. Once a common sight on the Jointline, and still occurring occasionally I here, bu... (more)

A little something from the dark side. The returning Coastal Classic makes track speed roughly 15 miles from Anchorage. The crew started at 0630 on this morning and will tie up at 2230 for a total... (more)

While this shot isn't exactly what I wanted it is as close as I have gotten after 18 months and 6 different attempts. It is difficult to fly the drone here as it can and usually is windy, hence th... (more)

A northbound freight works up Potter Hill while the adjacent Seward Highway is heavy with traffic heading out of town for the long Memorial Day Weekend.

Visitors, although I rarely see anybody out taking photos during the non-tourist part of the year, there are plenty of visitors during the summer months. At some point most of the Railfan visitors... (more)

On December 22 a plow train was called to clear the tracks between Hurricane and Cantwell. With a limited amount of daylight to work with, about 4.5 hours in total, I tried my best to capture the ... (more)

As we approach the shortest daylight hours of the year here in Alaska, even the trains are in short supply. Not many trains at all on the south end of the RR, one that did run was the annual Holid... (more)

A couple of MACs have last nights 130S well in hand as they pass the high/wide detector at White's Crossing. It is rare to catch the southbound freight so far from Anchorage during the daylight ho... (more)

A trio of MRL SD35s are eastbound on the 10th Sub just a bit east of Dixon with the Gas Local. The three SDs will make quick work of Evaro Hill as they make their way back to Missoula