After hauling cars and passengers into to Whittier (back in the good old days) the daily mix is back where they will drop the flats and head back up Turnagain Arm toward Anchorage.

ARR 3015 brings up the rear of a southbound passenger train seen crossing the Twenty Mile River in Portage Alaska.

The Glacier Discovery train departs Portage shoving back to Whittier to pick up passengers and then will depart Whittier for the trip up to Anchorage.

A train rolls over the impressive Twenty Mile River and through spectacular scenery as it approaches the depot in Portage Alaska. Portage Glacier can be seen in the distance.

The Glacier Discovery train slowly pulls to a stop to allow passengers to detrain at the Portage Depot before departing for Whittier.

The Glacier Discovery train shoves back toward Whittier after dropping passengers off at the Portage Depot after their rafting and Spencer Glacier tours.

It's a beautiful morning in the Turnagain Arm area as the Coastal Classic rolls over Twenty Mile River on its way down to Seward Alaska.

Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic passenger train heads south toward the stop at Portage, AK, on its way to Seward at the south end of the line, before returning to Anchorage in the evening.

The former governor of Alaska has chartered a few cars to celebrate his 90th birthday. They were tacked onto the regular run of the Coastal Classic making for a lengthy passenger train. Seen here ... (more)

It is 1050 on January 20th, 2018 and the sun has yet to clear the Chugach and Kenai Mountains but is promising to do so in the very near future. As I hear the southbound freight approaching my loc... (more)

The rear of a Princess Lines cruise train passes over 20 Mile River just north of the junction at Portage.

The setting sun shines just long enough to illuminate the sides of the two MACs as they bring a train to Whittier on a very nice April evening.

On a stunning spring evening in the Last Frontier a southbound freight from Anchorage takes a left turn on to the Whittier Branch main for the 12 mile run to its destination at tidewater on Prince... (more)

A set of light power returns to Anchorage under a glorious sky in America's last frontier.

The Alaska Railroad train 125N is seen northbound on the Kenai Subdivision with GP40-2s 3012, 3006 and GP38-2 2004 leading the way. The train is enroute from Whittier to Anchorage with traffic of... (more)