ARR 3011, an Alaska Railroad original GP40-2 bringing a passenger train towards Anchorage. The Alaska Railroad classy passenger sets go perfect with the beautiful Alaska landscape.

An Alaska Railroad passenger train running alongside the Turnagain Arm.

An Alaska Railroad passenger train heading towards Anchorage from Whittier.

An Alaska Railroad passenger train heading towards Anchorage from Whittier.

The Glacier Discovery train curving around Beluga Point just outside of Anchorage on a cold May evening.

The Alaska Railroad's Glacier Discovery Train makes its way northbound along the Turnagain arm during sunset.

ARR 3011 leads the Glacier Discovery train from Whittier past Bird Point and MP 82 on its trek back to the station in Anchorage Alaska.

Rolling through the Turnagain Arm area of Alaska, ARR 3011 leads the northbound Glacier Discovery train back to Anchorage on a beautiful evening.

On it's first run of the season, ARR's Glacier Discovery train trundles south on the siding track at CP 1095 awaiting a meet with the northbound Denali Explorer

The Glacier Discovery shoves back through what has to be one of the largest control points in North America after making its station stop at Portage in order to clear the main for a southbound fre... (more)

ALASKA!

Alaska is overwhelming. Sometimes it's hard to capture the scope of it when out shooting trains. The magic of drone photography has really helped with this by offering ne... (more)

Alaska RR main Fairbanks to Anchorage passenger train was unnamed on my June '94 visit and is shown southbound near Eklutna.

Perhaps the most spectacular bridge on the Alaska Railroad is the one spanning Hurricane Gulch around MP 284. It is a signature location on the railroad and one of my personal favorites as well. T... (more)

After a challenging 40 minute hike through bear infested woods that left us soaked from head to toe and exhausted, and a quick refresh course on Lumberjack 101 thanks to Blaze, we were rewarded wi... (more)

Southbound Fairbanks Anchorage passenger arriving Anchorage