An empty coal heads north crossing the Knik River Bridge at 148.3. It was a nice day in Alaska for a change and I enjoyed the opportunity to check a location off my bucket list.

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)

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)

The sun is still powerful enough to still light the mountains in the background but is too low in the sky to light the valley floor. A coal train enroute to Seward will leave the highway behind an... (more)

I got a late start south from Anchorage but I did manage this shot of a Seward bound freight crossing the bridge of 20 Mile Creek. While this would be the only train shot I would get this day ther... (more)

There are more than a few twists and turns between Anchorage and Seward as SD70MAC 4320 turns the corner at MP 68 with a Seward bound freight.

An Alaska Railroad freight bound for Seward departs Anchorage under sunny skies and the sun would remain out, for the most part, for the entire duration of the trip to Seward. In the back ground i... (more)

On what was a beautiful winter day in the last frontier Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4320 dusts some snow off of the trestle at Moose Pass over Upper Trail Lake enroute to Seward with empty flats for t... (more)

Two GP40-2s lead a lengthy Whittier bound freight at MP 94 along the twisty shores of Turnagain Arm.

Right on the heels of the Coastal Classic and a rare opportunity to photograph three trains in the span of a couple of hours is a lengthy freight from Whittier. It is not often when this combinati... (more)

The Coastal Classic heads north towards Anchorage under a glorious spring afternoon. It is really hard to beat a spring day in Alaska

Alaska Railroad's one and only DMU runs around the wye at Portage pushing a baggage car and will soon be heading north with passengers bound for Anchorage

Two GP40-2s lead a SD70MAC with a northbound freight off the barge in Whittier. Tucked in the short siding at Rainbow is one of the railroad's many summer passenger trains.

The pride and joy of the Alaska Railroad is southbound at Cantwell, AK at the beginning of the fall season. The coloras are just beginning to turn.

The nightly northbound freight can be captured during the long daylight hours of late spring and summer. Seen here at the Parks Highway overpass in Wasilla with the ever present Alaska Range in th... (more)