The Alaska State Fair is a two week long annual celebration that punctuates the end of summer in the 49th State. The fairgrounds in Palmer sit right beside the ARR's normally freight only branch ... (more)
Each year the Alaska RR will run special passenger trains on the weekend to the Alaska State Fair in Palmer as a way to help alleviate traffic congestion in Palmer. The trains seem to be well rece... (more)
In August is the Alaska State Fair and the Alaska Railroad usually runs passenger trains from Anchorage to Palmer to accommodate fair goers. In anticipation of this years fair here is the Alaska R... (more)
Fair attendees take a ride on Lorain and West Virginia's fair train pulled by a former C&NW E8.
The ARR Fair Train consisting of a GP38-2 and two Budd RDCs boards passengers at the Anchorage historic depot for the journey up the mainline to Matanuska Junction and then up the freight only Pal... (more)
Two RDCs and a GP40-2 stand at the Alaska Railroad's Palmer Fairgrounds depot after delivering another load of happy people from downtown Anchorage to the Alaska State Fair in the Matanuska Valley... (more)
Departing Lorain County Fairgrounds northbound.
