With the long over night trip from Anchorage to Fairbanks almost over the pair of Mac's reflect in a pond west of Fairbanks with a large cut of pigs on the head end.

The sun has just set as the Coastal Classic does it's best to catch back up to it before Anchorage.

Well, summer is over in Alaska and the passenger season is just about to end as well. With that in mind and a nice evening for photography I went out and captured a few end of season shots. The Gl... (more)

4014 makes the S curve from the east side of Snow River to the west side passing through a very nice truss Bridge with a absolutely beautiful background on the other side of the river.

After running through the most inaccessible part of the railroad the coal train finally comes back within viewing range of the road and crosses trail lake in Moose Pass.

After making the day and a half 350 mile plus trip and climbing several 3% grades from Healy to Seward the Coal train with 6 mac's, 3 up front and 3 in DP on the rear are on the last couple miles ... (more)

The sun has been set for almost a hour but a the orange glow from the sunset still lights up the sky. The Coastal Classic running a little late try's to make up speed as they highball northbound t... (more)

The south freight is a couple of miles out of Wasilla on a beautiful morning. During this time frame 2008 the Alaska Railroad ran two freights each direction 4 days a week and one in each directio... (more)

The Coastal Classic returns from Seward on a beautiful evening. With the GP40-2 in the lead it looks a bit odd.

Alaska RR Fairbanks Anchorage at the time unnamed passenger train near Birchwood.

Alaska RR northbound empty coal train with freight on head end picked up both in Seward and Portage along the Turnagain Arm near Rainbow

The Alaska Railroad runs gravel trains for two different customers. Each is 86 hoppers in length. However this train for Quality Asphalt Products, shortened to QAP on the RR, runs in DP mode 1+1. ... (more)

With all the rage of heritage units I thought I would dig this shot out of what the Alaska Railroad has for heritage units. Currently they have three left in this as delivered paint scheme. I hope... (more)

Two GP40-2s hustle 14 loads of much needed fuel to Seward. When possible the Alaska Railroad will make a special run to accommodate shippers in need of a delivery. In the background is an unusual ... (more)

Conductor Davis lines the switch back to the normal position for the north leg of the wye at Matanuska Junction while Engineer Siegmann looks on. In the distance the coal train takes the siding to... (more)