Two GP40-2s lead a SD70MAC with a northbound freight off the barge in Whittier. Tucked in the short siding at Rainbow is one of the railroad's many summer passenger trains.

The pride and joy of the Alaska Railroad is southbound at Cantwell, AK at the beginning of the fall season. The coloras are just beginning to turn.

The nightly northbound freight can be captured during the long daylight hours of late spring and summer. Seen here at the Parks Highway overpass in Wasilla with the ever present Alaska Range in th... (more)

Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4318 leads a 7,000' container train bound for the barge in Whittier on a beautiful spring day along Turnagain Arm.

At Rainbow a nortbound freight hugs the shores of Turnagain Arm that contains plenty of ice on this winter's day.

Trains along Turnagain Arm between Portage and Anchorage often are in close proximity to the road and views like this are possible in many locations in the 50 miles bewteen the two locations.

A northbound freight bound for Anchorage rolls through Girdwood and the Chugach Mountains. The winter time provides great photo opportunities for those willing to get out and explore.

The Chugach Mountains dwarf a northbound freight fresh off the barge in Seward. During the winter the ships that normally call on the Port of Anchorage must unload in Seward as Anchorage is not an... (more)

Breathtaking scenery abounds in Alaska as these 4 Macs lead a northbound at 20 Mile.

In Alaska if you can combine a good weather day with train activity during the daylight hours you are doing good. Such was the case on Tuesday when not one but three trains traversed the Seward su... (more)

A long passenger train hauled by the WPY #91 and 99 is arriving at the Glacier siding on its way home to Skagway. Only a few minutes before the train arrived, a black bear quietly crossed the trac... (more)

WPY #69 performs a volcanic early morning departure from the Skagway shops with a passenger train to Fraser.

The big reveal. White Pass Master Mechanic Dave Sorrell opens the access covers on WPY Rotary #1 to reveal the steam engine that powers the greatest show on rails. When I heard that the Wh... (more)

The Chase Train. After photographing the White Pass Rotary Fleet crossing Bridge 14-A above Glacier Siding, our die... (more)

Entering White Pass. Having just switched his passenger extra onto White Pass Siding, Brakeman Dave Dobbs lines the switch and signals for the Rotary Fleet to come out of the cut and into W... (more)