A welcome sight in southcentral Alaska this summer, the railroad has decided to run a caboose on its AS&G Gravel trains when they back up the Palmer Branch. ARR 1069 is the only caboose in the Bo... (more)

Alaska Railroad's Anchorage Yard basically sits between downtown Anchorage and Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. Every other year the base hosts Artic Thunder Air Show featuring among others the Th... (more)

The AS&G Gravel train blows through Anchorage Yard en-route to the dump site on a warm summer morning.

The final few passengers take their time boarding the Denali Star at the depot in downtown Anchorage. This train would depart on time 17 minutes later.

Here comes another picture of the WPY #108 taken in the Skagway shops. To see the locomotive from the other end, refer to the photo #490584.

The daily HEX departs Anchorage northbound over Ship Creek.

After crossing the Tanana River the railroad arrives in the small town of Nenana. Although the sun is relative low on the horizon it is still more than two hours to sunset. In a somewhat unusual o... (more)

The south freight crosses the large bridge across the Tanana River in Nenana, just about 2 hours out of Fairbanks. This two man crew is still 10 hours away from their home terminal of Anchorage on... (more)

In 1969, to face the fast growing traffic (especially ore shipping), the White Pass & Yukon seeked to increase its diesel roster. The railroad turned to Alco (American Locomotive Company), precise... (more)

WPY #69 and #73 are resting side by side in the Skagway depot.

WPY #69 is arriving at the Glacier siding with a short passenger train. After a short break, the train will continue its journey towards the White Pass summit.

Alaska Railroad SD70MACs 4325 and 4326 head south with the Denali Star as the roll through the curve at MP 360 near Healy Alaska on what is turning out to be a decent weather day. The Denali Star ... (more)

The Denali Star is 20 minutes from departure as it basks in the morning sunshine in downtown Anchorage.

WPY #69 has almost reached the White Pass Summit with its short freight train. In less than one mile, the train will cross the border between the United States and Canada.

As the train was approaching the wooden trestle and the Tunnel Mountain, the places on the platforms became very expensive. It was a hard fight to get a good position to take a picture.