The northbound Denali Star with ARR 4327 runs the gauntlet leading under Vandenberg Dr. at MP 118.43 on Elmendorf AFB.
The southbound Denali Star slinks through Elmendorf AFB just moments from its final stop in Anchorage. Surprisingly for this time of year, the trees are still mostly barren despite this past wint... (more)
The northbound Denali Star rushes through Ft. Richardson behind ARR 4324. Typically, the Star runs with two MACs for power, but for some reason, this one was running with three.
ARR 4002, The Spirit of Seward, is on gravel train duty, seen here on the Elmendorf Siding on the tail end of one of the two daily gravel trains that run during the summer.
Join us at Alaska Railfanning! I was out to catch what I thought was the last gravel train of the se... (more)
Join us at Alaska Railfanning! ARR 4013 leads one of the last gravel trains of the 2012 season south... (more)
Sunny skies greet the southbound Denali Star as it works its way through Elmendorf AFB.
ARR 4321, affectionately dubbed the Countdown Unit, leads another Denali Star southbound on a picture-perfect summer evening. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I actually live... (more)
The Countdown Unit leads the Denali Star under Vandenberg Dr. on Elmendorf AFB. Follow along or share your trackside experiences in The Last Frontier at Railroad: Alaska RailroadLocomotive: EMD SD70MACLocation: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, USALocomotive #: ARR 4321Train ID: Denali StarPhoto Date: June 19, 2012
The Spirit of Delta Junction leads a rock train south toward Anchorage. The Alaska Railroad runs these rock trains CP-style with one unit up front and one on the back.
The first unit from ARR's second order of SD70MACs leads the southbound Denali Star on the final stretch of track before hitting the yard limit in Anchorage. Join us and share at Railroad: Alaska RailroadLocomotive: EMD SD70MACLocation: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, USALocomotive #: ARR 4317Train ID: Denali StarPhoto Date: June 04, 2012
An on-time Denali Star rolls south through Elmendorf AFB just minutes from its destination at the Alaska Railroad depot in downtown Anchorage.
A pair of MACs leads a 3-car Aurora Winter Train north through Fort Richardson.
