Sunny skies are a rarity in Whittier; in fact, it's said that the town is cloudy over 300 days in a normal year. We lucked into a beautiful afternoon on this spring day as we found the ARR Glac... (more)

On a dreary day in Alaska's largest city, the Alaska Railroad Grandview Cruise Train idles on the ARR's impressive boarding platform at Anchorage International Airport. In a few minutes, th... (more)

The Seward-bound Coastal Classic Train runs along the waters of Upper Trail Lake near Moose Pass on a beautiful June morning as seen from the vestibule of a former Northern Pacific dome car... (more)

For much of its 32 mile stretch between Potter's Marsh and Girdwood, the Alaska Railroad mainline is snuggled between the scenic Seward Highway and the majestic Turnagain Arm. Here, the southbound... (more)

A sparkling clean SD70MAC leading the charge, the southbound Alaska Railroad Glacier Discovery Train is just a few miles from its next stop at Whittier as it heads across Placer Creek amids... (more)

The "Denali Star heading for Fairbanks

ARR 4319 leads a northbound cruise ship passenger extra as it rolls along next to the Seward Highway just outside of Girdwood, AK.

The northbound Glacier Discovery Train is framed by the Chugach Mountains, the Turnagain Arm, and the New Seward Highway as it heads homeward toward Anchorage on a beautiful Alaskan summer ... (more)

There's something about rolling through the vast landscapes of Alaska at 49mph, on jointed rail, with the crisp northern air in your face, and the unfamiliarly discernable roar of two SD70MACs in ... (more)

Two new units Alaska railroad ordered from EMD are seen here in Griffith on their way to Alaska.

Two new units Alaska railroad is receiving are seen here in Griffith.

No Place I'd Rather Be. Continuing north, and into its last hour of the long day trip, the Glacier Discovery Train follows the scenic Turnagain Arm just south of Potter's Mars... (more)

With the Turnagain Arm and the imposing Chugach Mountains in the background, the ARR Glacier Discovery Train rolls north toward Anchorage. A grove of preserved trees, killed by saltwater in... (more)

The soundbound Alaska Railroad Glacier Discovery Train has just passed through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel which, at 2.5 miles in length, is the longest combined highway/rail tunnel ... (more)

Alaska RR 4317 leads the return leg of the Glacier Discovery train northbound along the Turnagain Arm near Bird Point.