UP 3303 leads an eastbound manifest with NW and a BN units through Sullivan's Curve. In the background an SP, also an eastbound, rolls through Canyon on their way down Cajon Pass.

A late running freight off the barge in Whittier hugs the shoreline of Turnagain Arm at the south switch of Indian siding. The last train off of this particular barge will run to Anchorage and the... (more)

A cold day in Michigan far away from the normally warm confines of a Gator. Basking in the glow of a winters sun that is nowhere near as warm as it should be. The red paint looks good against the ... (more)

A coal train heads south at Acequia, CO. The fall colors are looking good along this stretch of the Joint Line

The northbound manifest train off of the Canadian barge charges into the setting sun and before too long will end their trip in the Anchorage Yard. Most of the cars will continue north to Fairbank... (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)

A single DP Unit brings up the rear of a southbound coal train destined for Seward on this day before the official start of passenger season 2014. Tomorrow this sleepy, 2-3 trains a week, line sou... (more)

Rio Grande's local coal circles the horseshoe at Austin on the North Fork branch under threating skies. Fortunately the sun held out long enough to capture this shot. Scanned from a Kodachrome sli... (more)

A Thanksgiving surprise from the Alaska Railroad. it was expected that there would not be any road trains operating on Thanksgiving day, however high winds in Whittier delayed barge unloading resu... (more)

BNSF 5788 West winds its way around the Clark Fork River on a nice fall day

The southbound Denali Star is about to cross the Jack River in Cantwell, Alaska. This train left Denali Park about an hour ago and in my opinion is about to traverse some of the best scenery along... (more)

The setting sun shines just long enough to illuminate the sides of the two MACs as they bring a train to Whittier on a very nice April evening.

Because of the quagmire that is Alaska massive quantities of gravel is required in order to build anything. Hence during the construction season the Alaska Railroad runs three gravel trains a day.... (more)

With just a hint of what remains of the fall colors the second freight of the day from the barge in Whittier rolls north with the balance of the interchange from the lower 48. While most of the tr... (more)

The California Zephyr is between Azure and Radium on the Moffat Route and a very nice winters day.