A trio of leased UP dash 8s lead eastbound local 396 near Gate City on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. NS currently has approximately 50 of these engines leased from UP.

Eastbound coal loads roll through the small town of Humboldt, NE on the St. Joseph Subdivision bound for Kansas City.

Southbound export coal loads twist and turn along the Turnagain Arm at Beluga Point on their trek from Usibelli Mine near Healy to the export coal dock at Seward. The three DPU SD70MACs can be see... (more)

A pair of manned CSX GEs shove on the rear of a loaded TILX coal train as it works uphill near East Stone Gap on NS's Appalachia District.

The warm temps of April are beginning to green things up in the mountains of SW Virginia as a westbound NS empty hopper train rolls through Gate City enroute to Andover, VA.

Looking ahead from the front row in the upper level on a former NP dome car affords a "only in Alaska" scene as the southbound Coastal Classic leans into a gentle curve just north of... (more)

Alaska RR rotary snow plow #3 basking in the summer sun at Anchorage yard awaiting its move up to a siding at Curry for long-term storage awaiting its disposition. This plow was built by the Cooke... (more)

A northbound empty ARR coal train prepares to cross the Snow River, 15 miles north of Seward. This crew has deadheaded down from Anchorage and is taking the train back north to Anchorage where the... (more)

Southbound Seward-bound export coal loads round the sharp curve at Indian on a crystal clear Friday morning. On the rear of the train, three more SD70s are coasting along but will be put to good u... (more)

A Whittier-bound freight train leans into the curve at Beluga Point with the morning sun shadows still stretching across the rock face in the background. This train will land its train in Whittier... (more)

The annual Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau charter passenger train is seen passing through a snow squall just north of Portage, Alaska behind a single SD70MAC. The train left Anchorage ar... (more)

An Alaska RR southbound Whittier freight train passes the Alyeska Ski Train in the siding at Girdwood. The crew on this 120S is taking empty flats to Whittier to be loaded with inbound containers ... (more)

A southbound loaded Alaska RR export coal train rolls toward the Old Glenn Highway overpass just south of Matanuska Junction. In Anchorage, three distributed power SD70MACs will be added to the re... (more)

A pair of Alaska RR GP40-2s lead an Anchorage-bound freight train around the north leg of the wye at Portage with the Chugach Mountains standing tall in the background. The dead trees in the foreg... (more)

Three SD70MACs lead an export coal train along the Lower Trail Lake near Crown Point, Alaska as seen fro a Cessna 182 float plane on a beautiful late summer day in Alaska.