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)

Two of Alaska Railroads GP40-2s, one in as delivered paint and one in the current paint scheme, lead a southbound barge train on to the Whittier branch.

The perfect trifecta of Alaska Railroad paint schemes is seen making a 2 1/2 day later than planned trek northbound over the 20 Mile Creek bridge in Portage, Alaska, with GP40-2 3012 (modern schem... (more)

Heading for the Hills

The Alaska Railroad dispatched a "snow fleet" work extra consisting of two GP40-2s pushing Harsco/Jordan Spreader 9 south to Portage to begin open... (more)

Golden hour light bathes the scene as the Coastal Classic rolls north alongside the Seward Highway and Turnagain Arm, slowly clicking off the miles to Anchorage.

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)

A quiet late August afternoon along Turnagain Arm is briefly interrupted as 120S heads south with barge traffic for Whittier and the Lower 48.

The conductor on the 120N is enjoying a warm late August day with the window wide open as this pair of SD70MACs have nearly 10,000 tons of mixed freight and containers from the Lower 48 in tow ove... (more)