The tail end of train 120N is still stretched out in the joint use Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel as the head end passes over Placer Creek on the journey back to Anchorage.

With a friendly wave from the engineer and with moments to spare before the sun falls below the horizon, the northbound Anchorage to Fairbanks freight glides across the Matanuska River.

Three of Alaska Railroad's finest lead train 125S into the junction at Portage where the Whittier branch leaves the Seward main.

The daily BNSF manifest freight from Denver to Provo is just a few miles from entering the world famous Moffat Tunnel and cresting the Continental Divide.

From a ridge high above Eisele siding (formerly known as Clay) we see BNSFs daily freight from Denver to Provo slowly crawling up the eastern side of the Continental Divide.

A coal load bound for Minnequa, CO rolls through the famous curve alongside the towns namesake lake (hidden behind trees).

The last State Fair train crosses the Matanuska River on its way to Palmer to take another load of fair goers back down to Anchorage.

The Glacier Discovery passes by Bird Point after meeting a northbound cruise train at Indian. The SD70MAC on the point was a treat as the train usually runs with a Geep at both ends.

A badly damaged BNSF 8123 rests in the house track at Valley View awaiting to be sent to Topeka for rebuilding. This unit was the leader on the Z WSPALT8 06L that hit a washout just south of the s... (more)

A badly damaged BNSF 8123 rests in the house track at Valley View waiting to be sent to Topeka for rebuilding. This unit was the leader on the Z WSPALT8 06L that hit a washout just south of the si... (more)

After running the full length of their assigned territory west to Whitehall, the 844 local is returning east as it enters the west end of Jefferson River Canyon on their way to Logan.

The waters of Trout Creek are calm and smooth as the MRL business car special heads west to Kootenai, ID with a large group of people on board heading for a family reunion in Coeur D'Alene.

The engineer on the MRL business car special has his train down to a crawl while crossing over Fish Creek along the MRL's scenic 4th Subdivision between Missoula and St. Regis.

The Montana Rail Link business car train makes a very rare appearance over Lake Pend Oreille while returning from Spokane where the train was wyed after running west out of Missoula in the morning... (more)

While it may look just like an ordinary GE Evolution Series locomotive to most, the ES44AC variant on the point of a Z train on the Chicago to Los Angeles "transcon" is a rather rare sig... (more)