ARR 4318 leads the Aurora Winter Train just south of Willow, AK on its way back home to Anchorage on a gorgeous Wednesday afternoon. The Aurora Winter Train typically runs once a we... (more)

ARR 4015 brings up the rear of a southbound coal train as it glides over Upper Trail Lake in Moose Pass, AK. This train was running SD70MACs 3x3 totaling 24,300 horsepower.

After a nearly 5-hour journey from Anchorage on a beautifully sunny morning, ARR 4327 finally rests at its destination on Track 8 in the Seward Yard. An extra board crew will be used to unload th... (more)

ARR 4327 is on the homestretch as it leads export coal into Seward on an absolutely gorgeous late-winter day.

This trio of Alaska Railroad MACs has just crested the final grade with export coal and is making the run across the half-mile long "plateau" before beginning the 2%-plus descent into the port tow... (more)

ARR 4327 has conquered the final 2% grade on this trip before it can coast downhill the rest of the way into Seward. This final push up hill is illustrated by how sharply the Seward Highway drops... (more)

Export coal loads cross the partially-frozen Snow River on their southbound journey to Seward. Once across the river, this train will hit grades over 2%; one of the reasons these coal trains are ... (more)

After running an hour and a half beyond the sight of human eyes, ARR 4327 reappears to civilization as it crosses Upper Trail Lake in the town of Moose Pass. This train is bound for the port at S... (more)

These three DPUs bringing up the rear of a Seward-bound coal drag have been mainly window dressing for the majority of the trip out of Anchorage as the line to this point is pretty much eastern No... (more)

ARR 4327 leads the charge of a southbound coal train on its way to Seward not long after the sun has peaked over the Chugach Mountains behind me. This is a seldom photographed view taken from a f... (more)

A trio of ARR's first-purchase SD70MACs leads a small freight toward Seward where there's a much larger freight fresh off the barge waiting to be hauled back north to Anchorage.

Join us at Alaska Railfanning! Two hours after call time, ARR 4015 breezes through Matanuska Junctio... (more)

2 loads, 5 empties, and 3 MACs...a southbound mini-freight heading to a waiting barge for a pick-up skirts the shores along the Turnagain Arm. While not the most robust train one will see on the ... (more)

ARR 4013 leads the charge on another southbound Seward freight at Beluga Point. This was the third day in a row that saw a Seward freight hitting the steel which only happens during the winter an... (more)

ARR 4006 leads a 5000' freight train south near Portage on its way to Seward and an awaiting barge. Hard to beat the Alaska Railroad in the wintertime!