The Pride of the Fleet - Here is a shot of the southbound Denali Star the ARR's flagship train as it crawls slowly out onto the bridge located nearly mid point on the 12 hr 356 mile run fro... (more)

After two days of being laid up sick as a dog all weekend I finally needed to get a little fresh air and get out of the house. Well, a quick look at the turnover revealed a 3:15 PM call on a nort... (more)

Alaska Railroad GP40-2 in original paint hugs the shore of Turnagain Arm at Indian on a great fall day. The colors are near their peak and really make for a nice back drop for this train.

It is a glorious fall day along Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska. The fall colors dot the mountainside as a lengthy train off the barge in Whittier heads north at aptly named, at least in ... (more)

Modern Day RDC? - At first it seems a bit ungainly and dare I say ugly, but after a bit it really does kind of grow on you. I imagine this is how fans felt in 1949 when they gazed at the f... (more)

A southbound Whittier freight heads into Girdwood on an unusually warm February afternoon in the 49th state.

A northbound hi-wide special heads toward Anchorage along the Seward Highway with the Chugach Mountains imposing in the background.

Modern Day RDC? - At first it seems a bit ungainly and dare I say ugly, but after a bit it really does kind of grow on you. I imagine this is how fans felt in 1949 when they gazed at the f... (more)

After a fun chase from Whittier (two-thirds of which was in the rain - but who cares!) we grab our final shot of the morning. Looking down from the Old Seward Hwy overpass the full length of the ... (more)

Autumn is fleeting in Alaska with the peak foliage lasting only a day or two it seems. If one wants to get out and shoot trains amidst the color the window is extremely narrow. Knowing that a no... (more)

Autumn is fleeting in Alaska with the peak foliage lasting only a day or two it seems. If one wants to get out and shoot trains amidst the color the window is extremely narrow. Knowing that a no... (more)

Autumn is very short in Alaska with the peak foliage lasting only a day or two it seems. If one wants to get out and shoot trains amidst the color the window is extremely narrow. Knowing that a ... (more)

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.

Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4001 and others take refuge from a cold Alaska night in the diesel shop at Anchorage undergoing some routine maintenance.

The vastness that is Alaska is hard to depict in a photo but this comes close. The Alaska Railroad's Denali Star pops out of the trees and in a moment will cross Riley Creek and arrive at the Dena... (more)