What another sunny day in July, impossible you say, apparently not this summer. An 8000' train off the barge at Whittier is northbound at Beluga on a non-rainy July afternoon.
Sunny days are rare during the rainy season in Alaska, so when one comes along and you get a non-passenger train it is wise to take advantage of the opportunity. A coal train is at MP 99 en-route ... (more)
Sunny days are rare during the rainy season in Alaska, so when one comes along and you get a non-passenger train it is wise to take advantage of the opportunity. A coal empty is at Rainbow
An empty NB coal train travers the curves along the shores of Turnagain Arm en-route to Anchorage where they will change crews and continue north to Healy for another load.