Three SD70MACs lead 92 loads and just shy of 7000 ft. of flat cars consisting of southbound containers for the Northland Services barge connection in Seward. This big train is curling across the ... (more)

Cats and Geeps - One of the ARR Maintenance of Way department's big excavators sits on a flat car up against the end ramp in Anchorage. Anchorage TOFC employees will unlash and unload the ... (more)

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue....and Gold! - This is indeed something new for the ARR. A borrowed three section drawbar connected double stack well car (... (more)

A Historic Shadow - This is a view looking out the open door of baggage car 101 on the east side of the train as it creeps slowly across Hurricane Gulch Bridge affording passengers one of t... (more)

Little Train - Big Mountain! -This is a view looking railroad north out of baggage car 101 which is bringing up the rear on the three car pocket streamliner. This little train is making ea... (more)

Sparkling Clean - It is quite obvious the pride the ARR takes in its passenger service given how clean and polished the equipment is. The eyes play tricks on you as the mountains and the I... (more)

The Steady Hand - ARR's #1 engineer, Frank Sheppard applies his 40 yrs of experience as he gently guides ARR's weekly passenger train, the Aurora, north along the frozen shore of the... (more)

This pair of big GE's seemed a bit out of place tied down next to a garage on this old industrial spur on Baltimore's north east side. This is a popular railfanning location and the busy Baltimo... (more)

Sometimes you just get lucky! - This was my first visit to Baltimore and the morning of exploration had just begun when we pulled up to Boston St. Within minutes of arriving at the crossin... (more)

American Made! - A couple of classics of American Industrial might face off at the busy Boston St. crossing on the east side of Baltimore. The NS local is working its way down the Bear Cre... (more)

The Great One - That's the common interpretation of the native Athabaskan name for Mt. McKinley, North America's highest mountain at 20,320 ft. in elevation. On a clear day the moun... (more)

Two Canton Railroad jobs have congregated just south of Boston St. as they go about their chores working the myriad industries in this eastern part of Baltimore. The SW1500 is of SP heritage and ... (more)

Competion - On my first visit to the Baltimore area I spent a good half day in the Canton area on the east side of the harbor exploring the maze of industrial trackage. This heavily indust... (more)

On my first visit to the Baltimore area I spent a good half day in the Canton area on the east side of the harbor exploring the maze of industrial trackage. While Baltimore is rightfully known as... (more)

Headin' Home - Two of the last three GP40-2s to wear their 1975 as delivered black and yellow paint lead a short 39 car - 3073 ft train north toward Anchorage. The train is at MP F5.7 and... (more)