A Seward bound freight nears the 20 Mile River bridge and Whittier junction. This train features a slug of traffic for Whittier which will be set off at Portage before the train makes a turn over... (more)

A Seward bound freight wends its way south on the ARR mainline between Girdwood and Portage. This train features a slug of traffic for Whittier which will be set off at Portage before the train m... (more)

A Seward clips south at track speed through the marsh just north of the Girdwood station passing a bit of late fall color. On the rear of the train are ARR Budd RDC's 711 and 702 which are headin... (more)

A Seward bound freight curls south rounding Bird Point as some low clouds hang over the waters of Turnagain Arm beyond. On the rear of the train are ARR Budd RDC's 711 and 702 which are heading s... (more)

A Seward bound freight curls south rounding Bird Point as some low clouds hang over the waters of Turnagain Arm beyond. This train features a slug of traffic for Whittier which will be set off at... (more)

A Grande heritage in Alaska A close up view of the friction bearing trucks on former ARR boxcar #11021 reveals the original owner of this 1943 vintage troop sleeper. After the war, this c... (more)

The United States Army's Ft. Richardson that abuts the city of Anchorage is laced with a virtual maze of rail lines. While nearly all of them now sit unused and derelict, the miles and miles of t... (more)

An ARR yard crew goes about their duties pulling one loaded gondola that will be sailing south in just a few days for a date with the Union Pacific in Seattle. This is as close to street running ... (more)

While there is no snow in Anchorage yet, the snow line is creeping very low on the neighboring Chugach Mountains seen just to the east of downtown. However, today it is beautiful as an ARR yard c... (more)

After making a switch on some flats staged for military loading this lovely ARR geep poses beside the new Port of Anchorage sign to line behind their derail. This trackage and landscaping are all... (more)

Preparing rail cars for an ocean crossing is time consuming and tedious. A screw jack lifts the car off its springs, while chain and ratchet pull the car tight to deck. From Part 2 of a 2 part art... (more)

Kevin Meier, Manager Rail/Marine Operations, Alaska Railroad, inspects tie-down of rail car aboard F/B Whittier Provider. Massive 420' twin deck rail/container barge owned and operated by Alaska R... (more)

E9A 2401 (former Amtrak 430/UP 957) and F7B 1503 stand outside of the ARR Workshops at Anchorage in August 1985.

Fairbanks-bound #2 is about to pass under the Park Highway bridge between Denali Park and Healy behind 1506, 1502 and 1517 in August 1985.

Under low cloud and drizzle, 1802 waits for the loading of the shuttle to conclude at Whittier before heading off to Portage in August 1985. The photographer was lucky to get a return cab ride in ... (more)