Following a loaded coal train south from Healy is challenging enough without having to contend with sucker holes. Unfortunately I lost the battle here as the train crests the summit of Broad Pass ... (more)

Picture says it all. Alaska Railroad 4007 proudly displaying it's railroad's name on it's flanks.

592 has been partially loaded back up with stone and is now tucked away here at 388 pit for the weekend with a nice little lash up including one of just three black & gold GP40-2's on point. Also ... (more)

With the sounds of F16's from the 354th Fighter Wing based at the Eielson AF base buzzing the air above the once a week daylight local to Eielson has dropped their cut of loaded coal cars off on t... (more)

The southbound Denali Star has departed the station at Denali Park and has crossed Riley Creek amid beautiful fall colors. Fall has an early arrival in Alaska especially the further north you go. ... (more)

With the knowledge of a late running south freight and clear skies forecasted I had plans to get to Talkeetna ahead of the freight and get a shot of the train exiting the bridge with Denali standi... (more)

A late running south freight rolls under the Old Glen Highway near Matanuska Junction. Not often at this time of year do you get an opportunity to catch the south freight in daylight hours. Chalk ... (more)

188's power a Mac and a GP40 sit outside the shops on a cold and misty night.

A lite mist is falling as the Glacier Discovery heads west towards Portage and eventually Anchorage after departing Whittier and passing through Bear Valley.

In a town that it rains more then the sun shines, I found a pair of Alaska GP's working the small yard in town after back loading the ARMS barge in a afternoon downpour. Whittier once a Military t... (more)

The sun has just set behind Mt Susitna of the Alaska Range Mountains as the Coastal Classic makes it's way north up the Turnagain Arm bound for Anchorage.

Engineer Davis and crew have their 4 MACs and 51 empty flatcars well in hand. While all that power isn't necessary for the trip south to Seward all of that horsepower will be required to get the l... (more)

We had hoped to hike in to Hurricane Bridge to shoot the SB passenger train with a winter scene but with waist deep snow we settled on the not often photographed NSS Hurricane instead.

On a beautiful fall day with a nice display of color the northbound coal empty pulls out of Girdwood en-route to Anchorage and then further north to Healy where they will reload to start the proce... (more)

A single DP Unit brings up the rear of a southbound coal train destined for Seward on this day before the official start of passenger season 2014. Tomorrow this sleepy, 2-3 trains a week, line sou... (more)