An ARR gravel train is tied down in the siding at Birchwood for the weekend on a damp late summer evening. The ARR operates 2-3 gravel trains during the summer construction season on most weekdays... (more)
The daily (summer) northbound Denali Star bound for Fairbanks leans into the 55 mph curve at Matanuska Junction as the early fall colors begin to show themselves. The two HEP-equippe... (more)
A southbound Seward export coal train rolls along the waters of Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage. The terrain here is easy going for the six SD70MACs (3 on head end, 3 on rear in DP mode) but sout... (more)
A northbound Whitter-Anchorage freight train rolls out of the tunnel at Bear Valley as it begins to skirt the glacier-fed waters of Portage Creek on the way to the wye at Portage Junction where it... (more)
ARR GP40-2s 3014 and 3012 lead a southbound Seward freight onto the wooden trestle across Upper Trail Lake at Moose Pass, Alaska. The crew is delivering 12 tank car loads of diesel fuel to a custo... (more)