Potash Local arrives Potash with a short train.

In 2008 I made three trips to Alaska. This shot was taken on the last day of my second trip. In the very last moments of sunshine the Glacier Discovery rolls through the Girdwood Valley. In just s... (more)

Westbound grain train on Marias Pass on a beautiful fall day.

We were fortunate to catch the San Manual Arizona operating between San Manual and the interchange with the Copper Basin at Hayden. On this day the SMA had 8 loads for CBR and returned with about ... (more)

While making the drive to Seward I caught up with the Coastal Classic, also en route to Seward, and grabbed this shot along Kenai Lake. Not a bad addition to my drive south for a day cruise.

BNSF 4625 crosses the former NP Fish Creek Trestle on what is now MRL's 4th subdivision.

The Alaska Railroad runs an extra southbound military train headed for the Port of Anchorage, seen here about to cross Fireweed Road. This is the first time I have seen a solid train of 80 cars of... (more)

In another development on the Alaska Railroad it looks as if the railroad has returned a caboose to service on one of the roads gravel trains. Due to change in operating procedure the AS&G gravel ... (more)

In October a trip to British Columbia to shoot the fall colors and hopefully some SD40-2s. I lucked out with decent weather, fall colors and SD40-2s as seen here as the wayfreight skirts the shore... (more)

A full moon illuminates the MRL Diesel Service Facility in Missoula on a cold but clear night in Western Montana.

An empty coal heads north crossing the Knik River Bridge at 148.3. It was a nice day in Alaska for a change and I enjoyed the opportunity to check a location off my bucket list.

A loaded gravel train has a green signal to enter the main at Matanuska Junction while meeting the NRHS charter train a beautiful but crisp fall morning in the 49th state. I think the convention g... (more)

A rare 1951 EMD SW8 switches the Rocky Mountain Steel Mills Plant trackage on a very nice Friday afternoon. This is the former CF&I Plant.

With coal traffic being what it is earlier this year I focused my efforts on what may be the last export trains on the Alaska Railroad. Seen here coming into Girdwood. On the right are the Chugach... (more)

A couple of Geeps and a spreader head for Seward and await a call to duty that hopefully will never come, well the railroad hopes will never come, I on the other hand would love to see them in act... (more)