The Steady Hand - ARR's #1 engineer, Frank Sheppard applies his 40 yrs of experience as he gently guides ARR's weekly passenger train, the Aurora, north along the frozen shore of the... (more)

Now this is what I call a passenger train! - One of the longest passenger trains in recent ARR history is being readied for departure. This train consists of 22 cars with two MACs on the s... (more)

This view looks back railroad north from the second of three units on the head end of a southbound unit export coal train. The head end is passing beneath one of the most dangerous areas on the e... (more)

In another view looking back from the second unit of three on the head end of this loaded coal train you can see the train exiting the north portal of 310 ft Tunnel 1 and crossing Placer Creek. ... (more)

This view looks north from the cab of the second unit on a southbound export coal train winding its way along the spectacular Turnagain Arm beneath the snow shrouded peaks of the Chugach Range. W... (more)

The Seward extra board crew is in the process of finishing up dumping 70 cars of coal at Seward. 6 SD70MACs can be seen just about ducking into the dump shack. Beneath the train 12 conveyers sen... (more)

It happened to be my birthday, so to celebrate after work my friend Frank and I decided to try to get this very rare shot. It's rare in that you need access to Ft. Richardson Army base and you ha... (more)

Alaska Railroad's southbound Denali Star crosses the Talkeetna Spur Road in Talkeetna while the elusive Mt. McKinley makes an appearance

Looking north out an open baggage door on the east side of the train as the ARR's winter Aurora passenger train speeds northward. Five cars make up the train on this day and above the snow caked ... (more)

View looking forward from the back platform of ARR business car 2000, the "Aurora." On this day the ARR was running a special charter for Japanese Airlines transporting 250 happy Japanese visitor... (more)

Looking back south from the open baggage door as a boy scout troop debarks from the ARR's Winter Aurora flag stop train at the ghost town of Curry. This diminutive five car train features two bag... (more)

Looking forward from an open Dutch door, the Winter Aurora plows its way north near Chase through a snow squall on the last day of the month. This is the ARR's regularly scheduled winter passenge... (more)

View looking forward from the back platform of ARR business car 2000, the "Aurora." On this day the ARR was running a special charter for Japanese Airlines transporting 250 happy Japanese visitor... (more)

View looking forward from the back platform of ARR business car 2000, the "Aurora." On this day the ARR was running a special charter for Japanese Airlines transporting 250 happy Japanese visitor... (more)

View looking forward from the back platform of ARR business car 2000, the "Aurora." On this day the ARR was running a special charter for Japanese Airlines transporting 250 happy Japanese visitor... (more)