A blast from the past brings up the rear of an Alaska RR work train at Brookman along the shores of Turnagain Arm. In the background are the Kenai Mountains.

A lengthy train, 6464', headed for the Arms barge in Whittier skirts the shore of Turnagain Arm and passes a vestige of the past, an Alaska Railroad caboose sitting in the siding at Brookman. This... (more)

A late running freight off the barge in Whittier hugs the shoreline of Turnagain Arm at the south switch of Indian siding. The last train off of this particular barge will run to Anchorage and the... (more)

A high pressure system afforded clear skies and the Alaska Railroad had a southbound train to Seward to run all in the same day. Train 110S is headed to Seward with empty flats for the lumber ship... (more)

A high pressure system afforded clear skies and the Alaska Railroad had a southbound train to Seward to run all in the same day. Train 110S is headed to Seward with empty flats for the lumber ship... (more)

A high pressure system afforded clear skies and the Alaska Railroad had a southbound train to Seward to run all in the same day. Train 110S is headed to Seward with empty flats for the lumber ship... (more)

The weather looked promising upon departure from Anchorage but by the time I reached the tracks along Turnagain Arm bad weather had set in. I decided to wait it out and managed this shot of a nort... (more)

On a dreary day the sun makes a brief appearance as a northbound freight off of the barge in Whittier is making track speed and causing quite the flurry of snow.

The weather as well as the Alaska Railroad hasn't cooperated much this year, well at least in so far as allowing me to combine the two for a decent photo. But at long last the two come together as... (more)

The weather as well as the Alaska Railroad hasn't cooperated much this year, well at least in so far as allowing me to combine the two for a decent photo. But at long last the two come together as... (more)

The rail grinder having started at Indian earlier in the day is finished for the night and has stopped to take on water at Potter Creek using good ole gravity to get the job done.

GP40-2 in original paint accentuates what remains of the fall colors as this northbound freight for Anchorage rolls along the shores of Turnagain Arm in the small town of Indian on a fairly warm f... (more)

With just a hint of what remains of the fall colors the second freight of the day from the barge in Whittier rolls north with the balance of the interchange from the lower 48. While most of the tr... (more)

Engineer Bill Bivins gives the photographer a friendly wave on a beautiful fall day. With the sun shining and the colors at peak it was a great day to be with camera in hand.

After following the charter as far as Portage I was fortunate and was able to pick up a northbound freight just out of Whittier for the journey north. Seen here with three GP40-2s crossing Glacier... (more)