What do you run through the depot just as #2 to Fairbanks is scheduled to depart? - about 100 cars of gravel! 1508, 1502 and 2402 sit awhile as their departure is delayed 10 minutes as 3011, 3016 ... (more)

A rather colorless background despite living in the Evergreen State. The colors have long since disappeared, replaced with the even hues of brown and dirt. Over the Emerald City, the sun and blue ... (more)

The Alaska Railroad and the Seward Highway parallel Turnagain Arm for more than a few miles south of Anchorage. I knew I had 3 passenger trains and a coal train headed my way so I hiked high above... (more)

Alaska Railroad's Glacier Discovery has arrived Whittier and is seen next to one of the cruise ships that provides more than a few customers for the railroad. Seen on a glorious spring day. Plenty... (more)

Taking a mid-day rest. Three Sounder commuter rail trainsets warm up in a rare, weak winter sun. An Amtrak Horizon trainset is an unusual visitor as the Cascades trainsets have been problem free f... (more)

Three proud railroaders smile as they prepare to take an old friend on one final trip. While no one of these three individuals has as many years as 1948 vintage caboose built by PC&F, collectivel... (more)

You never know what you might find in the woods of Alaska. Normally you're excited to stumble upon a bear or moose (at safe distance of course) but you rarely expect to find an F-unit! Neverthel... (more)

Hawaii’s railroading beginnings are often credited to the Island of Kauai, whose first opened in 1881 on three miles of narrow-gauge track at the Kilauea Plantation to haul sugar cane. By 1915 t... (more)

With the Princess Lines Diamond Princess

After stopping at the Summer Depot, The Hurricane train returns to the Winter Depot to unload the last of its passengers with ex-Amtrak F40PH number 32 on this end of the train. GP40-2 number 30... (more)

The scenic byway from Anchorage to Seward is dotted with natural wonders along its full length. "Fee Stations," which operate on the honor system, help the state of Alaska maintain these recreatio... (more)

A Link Light Rail train rolls to a stop in the sparkling new Beacon Hill Station. All of Link Light Rail stations and facilities feature art work. Some more artistic than others. The Beacon Hi... (more)

Ahh, the newest entry in the Zero Emissions contest and one of CEECO's last releases before shutting down. Just about ready for it's next (and last) assignment this Alco C415 was saved from the... (more)

Alaska RR's Glacier Discovery slowly rounds the wye at Portage, AK as it approaches the south switch of the wye.

The second of two derailments today in Tacoma. This engine was switching the yard when it ran into the side of a southbound UP stack train. Not many details yet, but the engineer was taken to the ... (more)