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)

While I prefer to take photos with at least some sun that isn't always possible. Sometimes you just need to get out and take the picture such is the case here when the Alaska Railroad put together... (more)

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

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)

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)

The Coastal Classic is northbound towards Anchorage with it's engineer on his final trip before retiring, with that being know I met up with Frank Keller and Dave Blaze.. to chase this train from ... (more)

4014 screams through Portage bound for Seward, this is the last place to shoot the train until it gets to Moose point as the train will get deep into the mountains and glaciers.

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 Glacier Discovery is seen here crossing Twentymile River near Portage with ARR 3007 leading the way.

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)

On a great summer evening the empty coal id following the passenger train from Seward to Anchorage, seen here exiting the Spencer Valley area and the un-accessible part of the line from Seward. Th... (more)

ARR 4318 stretches out with the Coastal Classic over Twentymile River as a hooligan dipnetter and a fellow railfan look on.

The Coastal Classic is working its way north toward Anchorage after spending the day down in Seward.

The third Coastal Classic of the 2014 season pops back into civilization and runs north through the mosquito-infested air just south of Portage. Alaska is a bastion of awesomeness, but if you're ... (more)