On a beautiful evening following days of rain the returning Glacier Discovery rolls by McHugh Creek. This stretch of roadway, railway and shoreline is one of the most scenic in Alaska and because ... (more)
So far this summer the Anchorage area is off to a wet start with plenty of rain and more in the forecast. So, in searching the archives I found this shot of a southbound coal train at Bird Point o... (more)
This would be the last coal train for a couple as the weather changed, the rains came and the railroad suffered a washout at MP 59.7 suspending service to Seward for a bit while the line was repai... (more)
The company work train traverses the south leg of the Portage wye en-route to MP 49 where they will begin dumping some ballast to begin their work train season. The south end of the railroad recei... (more)