The Denali Star is 20 minutes from departure as it basks in the morning sunshine in downtown Anchorage.

The Denali Star makes an on-time departure as it departs the depot in Anchorage on its 12-hour journey north to Fairbanks.

In another development on the Alaska Railroad it looks as if the railroad has returned a caboose to service on one of the roads gravel trains. Due to change in operating procedure the AS&G gravel ... (more)

ARR 4326 is hustling a late Denali Star south through Fort Richardson. A truly rare sight...a late-running Alaska Railroad train!

Since my previous barge photo was so well received I thought I would upload another perspective. With one track loaded already the barge crew shoves another track onto the barge. Notice the tight ... (more)

A pair of GP38-2s switch the CN Barge at the old Whittier slip. This piece of the railroad has been totally rebuilt and offers a more efficient way to load/unload the barges that supply the Alaska... (more)

The Glacier Discovery returns home to Anchorage after another day spent bouncing around between Whittier, Portage, and Grandview.

16,300 horsepower throttle up as they head north with a long Anchorage-to-Fairbanks freight seen here between Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson.

On a beautiful evening following days of rain the returning Glacier Discovery rolls by McHugh Creek. This stretch of roadway, railway and shoreline is one of the most scenic in Alaska and because ... (more)

So far this summer the Anchorage area is off to a wet start with plenty of rain and more in the forecast. So, in searching the archives I found this shot of a southbound coal train at Bird Point o... (more)

The Alaska Railroad is served by two barges in Whittier, the CN Barge see photo #486721, and the ARMS Barge from Seattle. While the CN barge makes an appearance about every 10 days the ARMS Barge ... (more)

The deck of the CN Barge as well as the CN tug just prior to beginning the loading process. This barge is a bit unusual as it actually contains a switch on the deck. The CN Barge makes a round tri... (more)

This would be the last coal train for a couple as the weather changed, the rains came and the railroad suffered a washout at MP 59.7 suspending service to Seward for a bit while the line was repai... (more)

In 2008 the Alaska Railroad was still using cabooses on the rear of the daily gravel trains, as seen here as the AS&G gravel train rolls off the Palmer Branch and onto the mainline at Matanuska Ju... (more)

The daily Glacier Discovery is dwarfed by the massively majestic scenery of Bear Valley as it exits Portage Tunnel and over Placer Creek.