The northbound Denali Star is waiting for the southbound train. The photo is taken from the open deck on the double-stock car

Horizon unlevel;-)? This passenger is filming the ARR-locs, leads the Coastal Classic from Seward to Anchorage. We are standing on the open deck in the double-deck car

After working the yard for several hours, ARR 2003 takes a break and basks in the morning sunlight which belies the brisk -16°F ambient temperature. This unit was built for Penn Central in 1969 ... (more)

The Alaska Railroad is cool in so many different ways that it should come as no surprise that even their Jersey Barriers are cool! The ARR logo is imprinted into these little concrete walls, and ... (more)

An eventual Seward-bound freight pops and hisses in the -16°F morning temps, waiting for a crew to take it on the journey south out of Anchorage. There are few unobstructed views along the Ancho... (more)

The Glacier Discovery Train is arriving in Girdwood. Left a part of the small station-building

The Glacier Discovery in the station Anchorage in the eveningsun

The Denali Star from Anchorage to Fairbanks is waiting for the passengers in the morningsun

ARR 3006 spends a lonely but gorgeous summer evening on the south side of the Alaska Railroad's diesel shop. Built as the class unit of this order of GP40-2s in April of 1975, this Geep is one of... (more)

ARR 4008, one of the Alaska Railroad's first-generation SD70MACs, leads the Denali Star into Anchorage during the final few seconds of its 12-hour journey from Fairbanks. First time I've seen a n... (more)

ARR 3001 and ARR 3006, two of the last three remaining Alaska Railroad Geeps to sport the as-delivered black and yellow paint scheme, have been paired together for the past few weeks and tend to h... (more)

Showers continue to fall on the Chugach Mountains while the sun makes a much-appreciated appearance over the Anchorage Yard on a pleasant late Spring evening. The Denali Star is seen here a coupl... (more)

Former US Army Alco RS-1s that were shrouded for use on ARR passenger trains in the 1950s. Unit 1074, shown with "B" unit 1075 outside the Anchorage shops, was retired in 1966.

Power for export coal backs down the "P Main" to couple to its load after running through the yard. Anchorage received a near-record setting snowfall this year which lead to massive snow piles ar... (more)

STEAMWORKS! - Well, that's what an enthusiastic young friend of mine (and obvious Thomas addict) would call this, but no it's actually the backshop of the Alaska Railroad. Here heavy repai... (more)