Its around 10 PM and the Denali Star train shoves back into the yard after arriving in from Fairbanks Alaska.

This car waits until the Southbound Denali Star has passed. The photo is taken from the open deck at the double deck car

Working at the baggage car at Talkeetna

A lot of happy tourists at the rear of the Northbound Denali Star. We are standing on the open deck in the double-deck car of the Southbound Denali Star

The southbound Denali Star keeps to a cautious 15 MPH while navigating the winding ledge of Healy canyon, high above the Nenana River. The railroad follows the Nenana for over 80 miles from Windy ... (more)

The final few passengers take their time boarding the Denali Star at the depot in downtown Anchorage. This train would depart on time 17 minutes later.

The Denali Star is 20 minutes from departure as it basks in the morning sunshine in downtown Anchorage.

The Denali Star makes an on-time departure as it departs the depot in Anchorage on its 12-hour journey north to Fairbanks.

ARR 4326 is hustling a late Denali Star south through Fort Richardson. A truly rare sight...a late-running Alaska Railroad train!

Deep inside the confines of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, right in the heart of bear country, ARR 4326 leads the southbound Denali Star over the rarely photographed Eagle River bridge as... (more)

The daily southbound Denali Star is running right on time as it leans into the curve at the exit of Elmendorf AFB. On the mountain top in the background is the remnant of Nike Site Summit, a Cold... (more)

The southbound Denali Star slinks through the confines deep within Ft. Richardson about 40 minutes from its destination in Anchorage. Unbeknownst to me at the time and very close to where I took ... (more)

The Denali Star arrives at Anchorage in the evening sun

It's getting late in the tourist season and the Denali Star is showing it with a rather short train, seen here about to pull off the main track and into the depot in downtown Anchorage.

The Denali Star with its standard elephant-style MACs breezes south through Birchwood, less than an hour from its destination in Anchorage. See this scene in HD video Railroad: Alaska Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Birchwood, Alaska, USA
Locomotive #: ARR 4327
Train ID: Denali Star
Photo Date: July 09, 2013