A Whittier-bound freight heads over Twentymile River under the control of ARR 3006, 1 of only 3 units left in the original black and yellow paint. Thanks to fellow RP contributor Frank Keller for... (more)

ARR 3006 leads a long Whittier-bound freight through south Anchorage as it breezes by Alaska Sand & Gravel which sees a unit rock train 6 days a week.

Delivered new as ARR 3000 in 1975, ARR 3006 was re-numbered to its current I.D. later that same year. Without a little digging, you'd never know this is the class unit of ARR's GP40-2s! Here, 38... (more)

One of only three remaining GP40-2s in the as-delivered black and yellow paint leads a single hopper under the signal bridge at CP 1147 on the main line. I'm not sure what this job is called that... (more)

Often forgotten amidst the jaw-dropping images of glistening world-class passenger trains or 6-packs of shiny SD70MACs leading coal hoppers or Geep-led freight trains all running in overwhelmingly... (more)

After dropping off one hopper of feed and one hopper of fertilizer at the Alaska Mill Feed & Garden Center, ARR 3006 leads a lone car across Orca Street on the return trip south back towards the y... (more)

ARR 3006 spends a lonely but gorgeous summer evening on the south side of the Alaska Railroad's diesel shop. Built as the class unit of this order of GP40-2s in April of 1975, this Geep is one of... (more)

The new face of Whittier - A pair of ARR Geeps in "heritage" paint are reaching onto the slip with a "handle" of idler cars to begin pulling the "Aqua Train." CN owns the barge and loads i... (more)

An original ARR Geep built new for the railroad in 1975 still wears it's as delivered scheme. This is presently one of only three units on the ARR still wearing this livery. Notice the shiny new... (more)

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)

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)

In stark contrast to the gleaming SD70MACs and spotless blue and yellow passenger trains commonly associated with the Alaska Railroad, two well-worn GP40-2s, still in the black and yellow colors o... (more)

An Alaska RR work train hugs the base of the Chugach Mountains as it works northbound toward Anchorage on a warm July morning. The size of the GP40 and the loader on the trailing flat car offer a ... (more)

A northbound Alaska RR work train, complete with a classy looking caboose on the rear, rumbles northbound at Beluga Point.

Alaska GP40-2s 3006 and 3007 lead a northbound work train at track speed along Seward Highway between Girdwood and Bird Point.