A loaded coil train with an interesting lashup (including BNSF GP60B # 341) climbs out of tunnel 10 just above Tehachapi Loop on its way toward Mojave.

Four gleaming EMD motors have their string of 66 coal empties easily in check as the train glides northward over the Twenty Mile River and the hooligan fishermen (and "fisherwomen") below. The exp... (more)

On a dreary day in Alaska's largest city, the Alaska Railroad Grandview Cruise Train idles on the ARR's impressive boarding platform at Anchorage International Airport. In a few minutes, th... (more)

What a view! Westbound grain loads roll by my new vacation home and under the classic Northern Pacific cantilever guarding the east end of Hope siding during an unforecast snowfall in the northern... (more)

For much of its 32 mile stretch between Potter's Marsh and Girdwood, the Alaska Railroad mainline is snuggled between the scenic Seward Highway and the majestic Turnagain Arm. Here, the southbound... (more)

An Alaska Railroad yard job switches out cars at the company warehouse which is located just outside the main ARR yard in Anchorage amidst some very interesting trackwork. The building in the cent... (more)

The flagship of the Alaska Railroad's SD70MAC fleet, The Spirit of Alaska, leads a northbound Whittier to Anchorage extra freight over Twenty Mile River beneath threatening skies. With 8,30... (more)

No Place I'd Rather Be. Continuing north, and into its last hour of the long day trip, the Glacier Discovery Train follows the scenic Turnagain Arm just south of Potter's Mars... (more)

On a glorious late winter day in the Kern County mountains, an eastbound BNSF stack train takes on the grueling, and very evident, 2.52% ruling grade between Caliente and Bealville on Tehachapi Pa... (more)

In a scene reminiscent of many a Christmas postcard, southbound coal loads head over Snow River on one of the most photogenic bridges on the entire Alaska Railroad. Typically dramatic Alaskan back... (more)

The Tehachapi Mountains are lush with greenery as the sun sinks lower on a gorgeous spring evening. An empty BNSF coil train, with some great power, descends the pass, having just knocked down the... (more)

A short hike led to this outstanding view of BNSF's massive Barstow Classification Yard on a sunny, warm 1st of November morning.

Very sad news out of Snowflake, AZ today as Catalyst Paper announced the permanent closure of its Snowflake recycle mill and its subsidiary railroad that serves the mill, the Apache Railway Compan... (more)

Sunny skies are a rarity in Whittier; in fact, it's said that the town is cloudy over 300 days in a normal year. We lucked into a beautiful afternoon on this spring day as we found the ARR Glac... (more)

Welcome inside the Alaska Railroad's Denali business car, a posterchild for opulence and extravagance. This Pullman, built in 1921, underwent a major restoration in 2006, to the tune of $1.... (more)