Taken from the grand fork of the Red River of the North and the Red Lake River, a trio of Warbonnets lead loaded coal east. Don't try this shot in the summer unless you have a boat (or can walk o... (more)

Even though things are slow on the Alaska Railroad during the winter, there's always work to be done in the yard. It's just after lunch and the sun is not long above the horizon as man and machin... (more)

The Glacier Discovery is fresh off the south leg of the wye at Portage after a run out out Whittier. ARR 32, former AMTK 268, was on the point out of the Portage Valley and will lead the way as t... (more)

Two generations of SD70s lead a stack train westbound on Main 2.

Coal loads breeze south toward the north siding switch at Academy. The taller building in the background is a new-build hotel that ran out of money two years ago during construction and now sits ... (more)

The Glacier Discovery returns home to Anchorage after another day spent bouncing around between Whittier, Portage, and Grandview.

The Warren Buffett Express? Perhaps, but I don't think the big man was onboard. I mean, would you want to put your new boss on a train fronted by a Dash 9 in Heritage II paint?!? At least it wa... (more)

The second of four northbounds winds its way out of Palmer Lake on a perfect Sunday morning. We can only hope that all the badly faded orange MACs meet the same fate as BNSF 9846, the Swoosh'd ou... (more)

ARR 4322 powers the Coastal Classic headed for Anchorage just south of Virgin Creek on another gorgeous Alaska evening.

The Yard Job sorts some cars in the yard. Typically there's a sister GP9 on the other end, but today it's sporting an EMD SD60F for some reason.

The short Glacier Discovery makes its daily return trip north toward Anchoarge behind ARR 3009. ARR 32 brings up the rear of this train.

The three faces of the SD60 with a Triclops out front are seen here on eastbound coal loads rounding the curve entering Crookston.

UP 6578 leads a string of loaded "Heritage Hoppers" south out of Palmer Lake. I call them Heritage Hoppers because they're made up of older Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Missouri Pacific, C... (more)

The former BN/BNSF 7134, power for BNSF's Pikes Peak Local, idles and chugs next to the old Rio Grande Depot in downtown Colorado Springs. The number of SD40-2s on the BNSF roster is getting smal... (more)

ARR 4001 ("Spirit of Alaska") and ARR 4006 ("Spirit of Anchorage") shove a cut of two flats back into the yard as they put together their train for a run to Seward.