Looking like a MAC daddy on display at Fairbanks Railroad Day is SD70MAC # 4328 in a special scheme influenced by Alaska Railroad's first blue and yellow locomotives of the 1950s. This year, 2023... (more)

Fairbanks yard is the northernmost engine house in North America and these two cold warriors are amongst the most senior locomotives of the fleet. GP38-2 #2004 came to Alaska in 1986 from Conrail ... (more)

A very Alaskan switching scene with the Lynden Alaska trailers in the background and bold Alaska lettering on this GP38-2. I have a soft spot for this particular locomotive as it happens to also b... (more)

The summer-daily Denali Star is 18 miles into it's nearly 400 mile journey to Fairbanks as it crosses Beach Lake Road on the southern side of the town of Birchwood

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 gravel season in Anchorage usually starts by the 1st of May, but due to late snowfall the season didn't kick off in 2023 until halfway through the month. But on May 15th, coincidentally th... (more)

Shovel nose GE 90 Class hauling the "Bennett Scenic Journey" train crossing over a viaduct.

NRE E3000CC-DC 3003 waits in Skagway yard for the day's dutues. NRE E3000CC-DC with EMD 16-645E3C prime mover was originally built for standard gauge Qube railway in Australia but never delivered... (more)

NRE E3000CC-DC brings in a rather long passenger train into Skagway station. So it ends up spilling into the alleyway of Skagway. NRE E3000CC-DC with EMD 16-645E3C prime mover was originally built... (more)

A brand new NRE E3000CC-DC, originally built for Qube railway in Australia, looks great in a smart new livery for WPYR. It has picked up passengers from the cruise ship seen in the background on a... (more)

Shovel nose GE 90 Class has just arrived at Skagway hauling the "Bennett Scenic Journey" train after a long journey from Carcross along some of the most spectacular scenery imaginable!

Northbound passenger extra is meeting the special "Mapco Express" oil train. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

"You gotta go to Alaska for a few days". "Oh, darn, alright but you own me." (Never let the good deal monitor know you might enjoy any trip, or you'll never go again. Anyway,... (more)

A special oil train with dignitaries, dubbed the "Mapco Express" pauses at Healy. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

The Alaska Railroad was where the interest in trains started for me. A return trip in 2014, my first time back to Alaska in 27 years, found some of the old engines were still around. 3005 used to... (more)