It has been a pretty bleak winter in Alaska, especially when you combine bleak weather with few trains. In fact until I took this photo I hadn't taken a photo in Alaska since sometime in November ... (more)

A empty coal train follows the lay of land enroute to Anchorage and then further north to the load out at Usibelli.

SD70MAC 4005, a Mac from Alaska Railroads first order, heads up an empty coal train at the junction to the Palmer Branch. Coal has really seen a resurgence on the Alaska Railroad.

On a beautiful first day in Alaska 2009 a northbound coal empty is at milepost 64, Portage, Alaska. Lead MAC 4013 is from the Alaska RRs first order while 4317 is from the second order. The most n... (more)