A close up look of the ARMS barge, Anchorage Provider, being unloaded at Whittier. This barge not only hauls freight cars but also containers that are stacked on racks above the rail cars. If one ... (more)

A couple of Kayakers brave the icy waters of Prince William Sound as they pass the ARMS barge being unloaded by the Alaska Railroad at Whittier, AK The ARMS Barge makes a trip from Seattle to Whit... (more)

Under low cloud and drizzle, 1802 waits for the loading of the shuttle to conclude at Whittier before heading off to Portage in August 1985. The photographer was lucky to get a return cab ride in ... (more)

With the Princess Lines Diamond Princess

Unloading passengers at the end of the day. The MEX (McKinley Express) is operated by ARR for Princess Lines in the summer Whittier to Princess's Lodge near Talkeetna and return each Saturday and... (more)

ARR’s Glacier Discovery runs daily in the summer Anchorage to Whittier in the morning and Whittier to Anchorage in the evening. Midday it meanders among the glaciers south of Portage. Here at ... (more)

3015 is the trailing unit. Next is the baggage car which has a generator for HEP for the three coaches. DMU 751 is at the head. The red signals mean the tunnel operator is not ready for the tra... (more)

ARR’s Glacier Discovery runs daily in the summer Anchorage to Whittier in the morning and Whittier to Anchorage in the evening. Midday it meanders among the glaciers south of Portage. Here the... (more)

The train is about to enter Whittier Tunnel (3013 is the trailing unit) then head home to Steward. The MEX (McKinley Express) is operated by ARR for Princess Lines in the summer Whittier to Princ... (more)

One of five (the other four are Tri Rail's in Florida) double deck Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) made by Colorado Railcar Mfg which went bankrupt at the beginning of 2009. For additional exterior a... (more)

Just a few moments after exiting the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (North America's longest railroad-highway tunnel), ARR's Glacier Discovery Train eases into the small port city of Whitti... (more)

Sunny skies are a rarity in Whittier; in fact, it's said that the town is cloudy over 300 days in a normal year. We lucked into a beautiful afternoon on this spring day as we found the ARR Glac... (more)

ARR 2008 (GP38-2) and 3008 (GP40-2) at work in the Whittier Yard. Note 3008 remains in the original black scheme as delivered in 1976.

An unconventional upclose look.

The CN's eight track barge from Prince Rupert is moored to the ARR's barge slip at the port of Whittier and is in the process of being unloaded. The ARR crew can be seen standing on the deck of th... (more)