"You gotta go to Alaska for a few days". "Oh, darn, alright but you own me." (Never let the good deal monitor know you might enjoy any trip, or you'll never go again. Anyway,... (more)

Its a smokey afternoon in Anchorage due to out of control wildfires in Alaska but that does not affect this empty rock train taking a rest in the siding.

Another passenger train heads south passing an empty rock train in the siding at the Klatt Road grade crossing in Anchorage Alaska.

A local rolls through the Christmas theme village of North Pole Alaska on its way south to work the refinery in town and a power plant at the Eielson Air Force Base further down the branch. Wildfi... (more)

The Coastal Classic rounds the curve in Indian Alaska on its way to Seward Alaska.

The Glacier Discovery train departs Portage shoving back to Whittier to pick up passengers and then will depart Whittier for the trip up to Anchorage.

After the Glacier Discovery train left town, a freight train comes out to continue building its train at Whittier for the trip to Anchorage later in the evening.

A pair of SD70MAC's works a train at Whittier Yard after arriving in from Anchorage. The barge from Seattle is in town and the yard was a busy place on this day as a result.

After the Glacier Discovery train left town, a freight train comes out to continue building its train at Whittier for the trip to Anchorage later in the evening.

An empty rock train passes the Alaska Railroad downtown station after a crew change.

After grabbing a shot of this train under cloudy skies at Portage, I like the train headed north for Anchorage. As I got near Girdwood I could see that it was likely the sun would dip below the cl... (more)

Geep Renaissance: The Alaska Railroad powered a rail train with 5 Geeps. Seen here at Brookman with 3 GP40-2s and 2 GP38-2s in 3 separate paint schemes. To make things even better the rear of the ... (more)

A relatively short train off the barge in Whittier wraps itself around the curve at Rainbow on a beautiful Fall afternoon. All of the tanks are empty, brought up on the barge for a new, to Anchora... (more)

GP40-2s 3015,3010 and F7B 1503 after arrival with the 08.30 passenger service from Fairbanks.

A combined CN/ARMS barge train heads for the Port of Whittier along Turnagain Arm. The ARMS barge is a weekly affair from Seattle, however the CN is about every 2 weeks these days. On occasion it ... (more)