Today it finally worked out where a train was working its way south and I had some time that I could devote to a few pictures. Initially the weather was terrible in Anchorage with snow flurries an... (more)

During last years gravel season the balloon track was removed at the Palmer load-out making it necessary for the crews to make a long back up move, so the RR re-instated one of the three remaining... (more)

While I have shot Two Medicine Bridge before, who hasn't right, it was hard to resist after a fresh snow fall and an almost matched quartet.

The northbound Denali Express cruises underneath the Parks Highway at the Summit of Broad Pass. In the Fall the Alaskan landscape is an amazing kaleidoscope of colors.

The Alaska Railroad has decided to upgrade the APU spur and as such has been replacing track panels between the AK Mill and CEI. Today I caught the company work train backing down the spur to ball... (more)

The first of three southbound freights scheduled an hour apart out of Anchorage is just a minute out of the small town of Indian and a few second shy of full sunshine. It is a rarity to catch thre... (more)

A funny thing happened on the way to shoot a train on the former Mopac east of Pueblo, CO. I was just a few minutes behind this train that piled up 32 loaded hoppers bound for the power plant at S... (more)

The Alaska Railroad and the Seward Highway parallel Turnagain Arm for more than a few miles south of Anchorage. I knew I had 3 passenger trains and a coal train headed my way so I hiked high above... (more)

The Alaska Railroad’s Hurricane Turn crosses the Susitna River at Gold Creek. in a very remote part of the railroad. No roads in this area. The only way in is the Railroad or bush plane. Gold is... (more)

MRL 151 and 113 roll east through the Jefferson River Canyon after making a run to Whitehall to drop off a few cenetrbeams for storage. On the opposite side of the river is the road bed of the lon... (more)

Since my previous barge photo was so well received I thought I would upload another perspective. With one track loaded already the barge crew shoves another track onto the barge. Notice the tight ... (more)

Because of the infrequency of the local to Harrison it is necessary for the crew to make sure the roadbed is clear of free range cattle

As we approach the shortest daylight hours of the year here in Alaska, even the trains are in short supply. Not many trains at all on the south end of the RR, one that did run was the annual Holid... (more)

Rio Grande 315 heads up a charter freight just west of Big Horn on what was a great day for photogrpahy. This is a very nice performing steam engine and is extremely well cared for.

On a very blustery day a lengthy train off the barge in Whittier rolls through the Portage Valley while a mostly obscured Begich Peak looks on as the day begins to clear. One can look quite a way ... (more)