Alaskan Coal! The mid train DPU helpers can be seen 37 cars back cut into the train in this view from the second of 3-MACs (ARR 4004, 4012, 4328) on the head end of this 10,765 ton loaded c... (more)
The mid train DPU helpers can be seen framed in the fireman's side window of SD70MAC 4004 which is the second of 3-MACs on the head end of this 10,765 ton loaded coal train. The 74 car train is w... (more)
A classic Alaskan scene. Someday I hope to capture this scene in full sun, so far this has been my best attempt.
The Coastal Classic skirts the glacier fed Upper Trail Lake near Mosse Pass, Alaska. Todays train also includes power car 32
Petroleum products from the refinery at North Pole, AK (actually just outside Fairbanks and far from the actual North Pole).
The DEX (Denali Express) is operated by ARR for Princess Lines in the summer Whittier to Denali National Park and Denali to Whittier on Saturdays and Mondays, i.e., two trains, a NB and a SB each ... (more)
It's just after 10 PM as a northbound freight with 67 cars and well over a mile of freight wends its way north along Turnagain Arm about 16 miles from the end of it's journey in downtown Anchorag... (more)
It's nearly 9 PM on Thursday evening as this 67 car, 5500 ft. freight reaches the end of the 12 mile long Whittier Division and prepares to enter the Alaska Division mainline at MP 64.3. As the t... (more)
It's past 10:15 PM in on this Thursday evening as a northbound freight with 67 cars and well over a mile of freight wends its way north along Turnagain Arm passing the mile board at 99, just 15 mi... (more)
On an early summer morning, the Coastal Classic is reflected in the waters of Potter Marsh
The Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic cliimbs the mountains as it makes its journey towards Seward
