A westbound BNSF drag freight races into the last rays of light on a warm desert evening near Kingman, Arizona.

Most of the year the Alaska Railroad freight that runs north to Fairbanks each evening does so under the cover of darkness. As the days grow longer in the Last Frontier shots of the freight as the... (more)

With a blazing T081 ahead of it, the mixed freight train of Q453 rounds the curve and passes underneath the signal bridge tha... (more)

A Whittier-bound freight hugs the north shore of the Turnagain Arm and the Seward Highway as it works its way south on a beautiful Spring evening.

And so my 3-year adventure in Alaska begins! After finishing up at Birchwood, a work trains runs south for Anchorage at a restricted speed to call it a day.

The three units on this southbound export coal train are not currently needed on the flat terrain between Anchorage and Portage but once south of Portage this train will need all seven units on li... (more)

At Rainbow a nortbound freight hugs the shores of Turnagain Arm that contains plenty of ice on this winter's day.

Trains along Turnagain Arm between Portage and Anchorage often are in close proximity to the road and views like this are possible in many locations in the 50 miles bewteen the two locations.

A northbound freight bound for Anchorage rolls through Girdwood and the Chugach Mountains. The winter time provides great photo opportunities for those willing to get out and explore.

In Alaska if you can combine a good weather day with train activity during the daylight hours you are doing good. Such was the case on Tuesday when not one but three trains traversed the Seward su... (more)

UPs short lived Cima ore train is coming off the UP San Pedro branch empty headed into UP's East LA yard before leaving for Cima Hill and another load of ore.

A trio of "Baby Trainmasters" [1683-1698-1904; all with different builder dates] are easily handling the task of getting a loaded ore train out of Iron Mountain. The fireman or head brakeman is gi... (more)

A pair of NS Dash 9's lead a lengthy drag freight down the OC Ramps, coming off the Mon Line to take the Fort Wayne Line into Conway Yard.

A pair of Alaska RR SD70MACs lead a loaded gravel train off of the Palmer Branch at Matanuska Junction, the branch's junction with the ARR mainline. The train will run south of Anchorage to one of... (more)

It is a glorious fall day along Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska. The fall colors dot the mountainside as a lengthy train off the barge in Whittier heads north at aptly named, at least in ... (more)