Alaska Railroad's Glacier Discovery has arrived Whittier and is seen next to one of the cruise ships that provides more than a few customers for the railroad. Seen on a glorious spring day. Plenty... (more)

I was surprised one morning to spot this "original" NS covered hopper here in the Anchorage rail yard. It gave me pause for a few moments to think about how many millions of miles of rail this ol... (more)

Three proud railroaders smile as they prepare to take an old friend on one final trip. While no one of these three individuals has as many years as 1948 vintage caboose built by PC&F, collectivel... (more)

Three GP40-2s (3002, 3012, 3008) each wearing a unique paint scheme in descending order from most recent to most vintage lead a work train south along Turnagain Arm on a cold blustery Saturday. Th... (more)

Three GP40-2s (3002, 3012, 3008) each wearing a unique paint scheme in descending order from most recent to most vintage lead a work train south along Turnagain Arm on a cold blustery Saturday.

On a cold crisp Saturday afternoon an ARR company work train clips south along the ARR mainline enroute to Portage to set out some cars before turning around and coming back north. The three GP40... (more)

It's one of the coldest days of the year so far. -25 when this shot was taken just before 3 PM and the temperature would dip to nearly 40 below zero during the night! Two geeps idle on the main ... (more)

A close up look of the ARMS barge, Anchorage Provider, being unloaded at Whittier. This barge not only hauls freight cars but also containers that are stacked on racks above the rail cars. If one ... (more)

The ARR's Fairbanks diesel shop is stuffed full of assorted locomotives. They aren't in here for work, but simply to keep warm. It's more than 20 degrees below zero outside at this northernmost ... (more)

It's still nearly a month away from the summer solstice yet at 1:30 in the morning it never gets truly pitch dark for one to practice their night shooting skills. The sky takes on some rich hues o... (more)

A couple of Kayakers brave the icy waters of Prince William Sound as they pass the ARMS barge being unloaded by the Alaska Railroad at Whittier, AK The ARMS Barge makes a trip from Seattle to Whit... (more)

Now THAT's what I call exhaust - even an Alco would be jealous! A pair of geeps sit on the "mainline" in front of the Fairbanks yard office humming away in high idle working hard just to ... (more)

It's cold windy and spectacularly beautiful along Turnagain Arm on this Saturday morning. The 70 car unit coal train is headed to Seward, but before reaching that tidewater community two brutal mo... (more)

Three SD70MACs are seen on the rear of a 70 car unit coal train as it coils around a curve and heads toward the Twenty Mile River and the marshy flats around Portage. On the head end of this trai... (more)

Three SD70MACs are coiling their way south with 70 loads of coal and 3 more MACs on the rear trailing obediently behind. Just about 40 miles out of Anchorage - the crew has been enjoying a flat wa... (more)