A pair of SD70MACs works south just north of Whittier Junction on their way to Whittier to pick up a train. Summer is most definitely gone in The Last Frontier. While it still looks Autumn'ish i... (more)

A train of traditional freight cars rolls past the salt water pond in Portage. These cars were delivered to the Alaska Railroad via the Canadian barge service out of Prince Rupert and makes a roun... (more)

Welcome Home! - The Alaska Railroad's last active steam locomotive, #557, has returned after a 46 1/2 year hiatus in the lower 48. #557 is a Baldwin Locomotive Works class S-160 2-8-0 Cons... (more)

Alaska Railroad's one and only DMU runs around the wye at Portage pushing a baggage car and will soon be heading north with passengers bound for Anchorage

Southbound export coal loads behind a trio of SD70MACs roll along near Portage passing a frozen pond with the Chugach Mountains standing tall in the background.

Looking ahead from the front row in the upper level on a former NP dome car affords a "only in Alaska" scene as the southbound Coastal Classic leans into a gentle curve just north of... (more)

The annual Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau charter passenger train is seen passing through a snow squall just north of Portage, Alaska behind a single SD70MAC. The train left Anchorage ar... (more)

A pair of Alaska RR GP40-2s lead an Anchorage-bound freight train around the north leg of the wye at Portage with the Chugach Mountains standing tall in the background. The dead trees in the foreg... (more)

The photographer was lucky to score a ride from Portage to Whittier on the shuttle during a visit in August 1985. With train order in back pocket, the conductor of the waiting shuttle (1802) walk... (more)

Northbound Whittier-Anchorage freight crossing Twenty Mile River at Portage, AK on a beautiful late summer day in the 49th state.

After waiting for this train for a few hours in Whittier the chase was on. The last train off of the barge at Whittier heads north towards Anchorage on what turned out to be a very fine afternoon.

Alaska Railroad GP40-2s 3014 and 3012 lead a Seward-bound freight train at track speed through Portage, Alaska. The train is delivering 12 loaded diesel fuel tanks and one empty flat car to the so... (more)

While the weather in Alaska can be difficult to predict and deal with I have a knack for picking great first days. My 2010 trip to Alaska was no different as seen here with 4004 leading a coal tra... (more)

Looking more like a publicity photo, this is just another day in the life of the Alaska Railroad. The ARR's sole DMU proved herself well suited to the task for which she was purchased during her ... (more)

The clouds are starting to break up on what started as a very rainy day. The Coastal Classic is seen crossing 20 Mile River enroute to Seward