The southbound Denali Star is about to cross the Jack River in Cantwell, Alaska. This train left Denali Park about an hour ago and in my opinion is about to traverse some of the best scenery along... (more)

It is May 10th and Spring is in the air. The trees are turning green from a long winter and there are Geese arriving in Alaska. 2014 was a good year for coal unlike 2015 where so far this year onl... (more)

Late on a winters day, 2:21PM, with less than an hour of useable sun 3012 leads three sisters with 7,000' feet of train headed for the barge in Whittier. And after a week on the water will arrive ... (more)

A pair of Geeps cross 20 Mile bridge with the longest load hauled on the Alaska Railroad. A 159' beam to be used to cross the railroad near Arctic and Dowling in S. Anchorage. This is the first of... (more)

The regularly scheduled passenger train followed the ski train by about an hour, yep that's two trains this winters day in daylight, and is seen about to arrive at the Talkeetna Depot on a clear b... (more)

The southbound Denali Star has departed the station at Denali Park and has crossed Riley Creek amid beautiful fall colors. Fall has an early arrival in Alaska especially the further north you go. ... (more)

With the knowledge of a late running south freight and clear skies forecasted I had plans to get to Talkeetna ahead of the freight and get a shot of the train exiting the bridge with Denali standi... (more)

A late running south freight rolls under the Old Glen Highway near Matanuska Junction. Not often at this time of year do you get an opportunity to catch the south freight in daylight hours. Chalk ... (more)

On a beautiful fall day with a nice display of color the northbound coal empty pulls out of Girdwood en-route to Anchorage and then further north to Healy where they will reload to start the proce... (more)

The 181S slows as it approaches the north end of Portage. The train is bound for the dumper at Seward and eventually export.

One of the first sun holes of the day is perfectly timed with the southbound Denali Star as it slows to meet the northbound at Broad Pass. This area is being reworked to have a over pass put in ov... (more)

The train is in the middle of nowhere. It is about 12 miles south of Portage Alaska on the Seward Branch. The rail line follows the Placer River, which the train is crossing and makes a sharp righ... (more)

On a late summer morning the southbound export coal train negotiates all the twists and turns along the shores of Turnagain Arm and MP 86 of the Kenai Subdivision en route to Seward.

In what's decidedly a very non-winters view 3012, the newest painted unit on the roster, leads 3 sisters south as they enter 20 Mile Valley near Portage en-route to Whittier and a date with the AR... (more)

A lot of boats and one train at Whittier in the morning sun: He will picks up passengers from the cruise ship. The photo is taken from the 12th floor of the cruise ship 'Island Princess' at 6am