Alaska RR GP40-2s 3006 and 3001, both still sporting their 1970s era black paint job, rest outside the Anchorage diesel shop on a Saturday evening. Later in the week, these two will enter company ... (more)

Saturday April 17th was overcast and dreary in the 49th State. It still didn't look much like spring, but there was a touch of warmth in the air and the snow was just barely hanging on. Earlier ... (more)

A peak inside the ARR's heavy repair back shop on a Saturday afternoon finds a 1976 vintage bought new Geep in for some upgrades, including a new pilot plow. Forklifts, overhead cranes, jacks, tr... (more)

A peak inside the ARR's heavy repair back shop on a Saturday afternoon finds two 1976 vintage bought new GP40-2s in for some upgrades. The 3011 wears the ARR's current scheme wile the 3006 peakin... (more)

An elderly ARR boxcar wears the classic mineral brown paint and historic McKinley Park logo while the Chugach Mountains beyond do their best to mimic their far more famous cousin far to the north.... (more)

An 86 car loaded QAP gravel train coils south on the ARR mainline passing through downtown Anchorage. The train occupies the main while in the foreground is the ARR's south yard lead while on the... (more)

This is odd looking little mixed train is used for student training out on the isolated and little used Ft. Richardson classification yard. The twin geeps are used to practice switching with newl... (more)

This is odd looking little mixed train is used for student training out on the isolated and little used Ft. Richardson classification yard. The twin geeps are used to practice switching with newl... (more)

This is an odd looking little mixed train on a very obscure and rarely used piece of trackage. This train is deep in the hard to access Ft. Richardson Army garrison. Ft. Rich is a veritable maze... (more)

Basking in the late evening Alaskan sunshine 1506, 1503 and 1517 rest at Anchorage Depot after arriving with #1 from Fairbanks in August 1985.

Former 2503 and later 3021, but then GP35u 3051, John E. Manley, leads a southbound gravel train as the line breaks out onto the coast south of Anchorage, in August 1985. Assisting are GP40-2s 300... (more)

What do you run through the depot just as #2 to Fairbanks is scheduled to depart? - about 100 cars of gravel! 1508, 1502 and 2402 sit awhile as their departure is delayed 10 minutes as 3011, 3016 ... (more)

I was surprised one morning to spot this "original" NS covered hopper here in the Anchorage rail yard. It gave me pause for a few moments to think about how many millions of miles of rail this ol... (more)

Three proud railroaders smile as they prepare to take an old friend on one final trip. While no one of these three individuals has as many years as 1948 vintage caboose built by PC&F, collectivel... (more)

A yard crew with a "geep sandwich" trundles slowly back north on the ARR mainline. They have a mixed consist of equipment from local industries off the APU Spur and the adjacent mainline. This l... (more)