ARR 4327 is on the homestretch as it leads export coal into Seward on an absolutely gorgeous late-winter day.

This trio of Alaska Railroad MACs has just crested the final grade with export coal and is making the run across the half-mile long "plateau" before beginning the 2%-plus descent into the port tow... (more)

ARR 4327 has conquered the final 2% grade on this trip before it can coast downhill the rest of the way into Seward. This final push up hill is illustrated by how sharply the Seward Highway drops... (more)

Export coal loads cross the partially-frozen Snow River on their southbound journey to Seward. Once across the river, this train will hit grades over 2%; one of the reasons these coal trains are ... (more)

After running an hour and a half beyond the sight of human eyes, ARR 4327 reappears to civilization as it crosses Upper Trail Lake in the town of Moose Pass. This train is bound for the port at S... (more)

ARR 4327 leads the charge of a southbound coal train on its way to Seward not long after the sun has peaked over the Chugach Mountains behind me. This is a seldom photographed view taken from a f... (more)

A high pressure system afforded clear skies and the Alaska Railroad had a southbound train to Seward to run all in the same day. Train 110S is headed to Seward with empty flats for the lumber ship... (more)

A high pressure system afforded clear skies and the Alaska Railroad had a southbound train to Seward to run all in the same day. Train 110S is headed to Seward with empty flats for the lumber ship... (more)

A high pressure system afforded clear skies and the Alaska Railroad had a southbound train to Seward to run all in the same day. Train 110S is headed to Seward with empty flats for the lumber ship... (more)

The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce charter train is southbound near Girdwood on an absolutely stunning Friday fall afternoon. This train would meet a manifest train off the barge at Whittier at Por... (more)

The Denali Star with its standard elephant-style MACs breezes south through Birchwood, less than an hour from its destination in Anchorage. See this scene in HD video Railroad: Alaska Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Birchwood, Alaska, USA
Locomotive #: ARR 4327
Train ID: Denali Star
Photo Date: July 09, 2013

The southbound Denali Star rolls through the swampy, bog like, muskeg filled and mosquito ridden land that occupies much of Alaska but in between are many fantastic views for the traveling public.... (more)

The Denali Star breezes over a swollen Ship Creek (and under the overly-complex pedestrian bridge) just moments from hitting the depot in Anchorage.

The pride of the Alaska Railroad passenger service, the Denali Star crosses Riley Creek Trestle with the boundaries of Denali National Park. Upon crossing the trestle the train will arrive at the ... (more)

ARR 4327 leans into the curve with the Denali Star on the final segment of its 12-hour journey from Fairbanks to Anchorage on another pleasant evening in southcentral Alaska!