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)

ARR 4326 is hustling a late Denali Star south through Fort Richardson. A truly rare sight...a late-running Alaska Railroad train!

16,300 horsepower throttle up as they head north with a long Anchorage-to-Fairbanks freight seen here between Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson.

ARR 4006 and 16,000 total horsepower leads the Anchorage-to-Fairbanks freight north deep within Fort Richardson.

Deep inside the confines of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, right in the heart of bear country, ARR 4326 leads the southbound Denali Star over the rarely photographed Eagle River bridge as... (more)

ARR 4009 leads the Anchorage-to-Fairbanks freight across the Davis Highway on a beautiful spring evening.

The daily southbound Denali Star is running right on time as it leans into the curve at the exit of Elmendorf AFB. On the mountain top in the background is the remnant of Nike Site Summit, a Cold... (more)

The northbound Anchorage-to-Fairbanks freight cuts through Ft. Richardson with Operation Lifesaver unit ARR 4319 leading the way. The OLS sticker was attached to 4319's cab at some point last sum... (more)

The southbound Denali Star slinks through the confines deep within Ft. Richardson about 40 minutes from its destination in Anchorage. Unbeknownst to me at the time and very close to where I took ... (more)

The twice-a-week cruise train runs south through Elmendorf AFB and by some already-changing leaves with the Countdown Unit on the point. The following night, the temps dipped below freezing for t... (more)

The Alaska State Fair Train returns north to Palmer with another load of fair goers.

ARR 32 leads the Alaska State Fair Train around the curve on Elmendorf AFB on its second day of operation in 2013. This train ran on two weekends to the state fair in Palmer, AK making 4 round tr... (more)

A matched set of flared-radiator MACs leads the southbound Denali Star through one last curve leaving Elmendorf AFB before hitting the yard limits in Anchorage after a 12-hour journey from Fairban... (more)

ARR 4327 leans into the curve with the Denali Star on the final segment of its 12-hour journey from Fairbanks to Anchorage on another pleasant evening in southcentral Alaska!

The Denali Star, the Alaska Railroad's flagship train, throttles through Ft. Richardson on its way to its destination in downtown Anchorage.