A loaded coal train higs the shore of Upper Trail Lake near Crown Point, Alaska. This has been a banner year for coal in Alaska.

While the weather in Alaska can be difficult to predict and deal with I have a knack for picking great first days. My 2010 trip to Alaska was no different as seen here with 4004 leading a coal tra... (more)

The ever-present risk involved with winter railroading in Alaska is very evident in this shot, as a northbound Whittier freight works by the remnants of two massive avalanches just north of Girdwo... (more)

Southbound oil around Denali Park, still snowy overhere !