A Rio Grande Caboose brings up the rear of a charter freight as the conductor stands guard.

Alaska RR 31 a former Amtrak F40PH now a cab car rounds the south leg of the wye at Portage, AK

With all the rage of heritage units I thought I would dig this shot out of what the Alaska Railroad has for heritage units. Currently they have three left in this as delivered paint scheme. I hope... (more)

Following the Coastal Classic to Seward was this rare coal train of 2016, only the 6th train of export coal all year. But it was a beautiful day to be out. In just moments the crew will cross 20 M... (more)

After following the charter as far as Portage I was fortunate and was able to pick up a northbound freight just out of Whittier for the journey north. Seen here with three GP40-2s crossing Glacier... (more)

A lucky catch as an unpatched SP AC4400 leads a coal empty west

The rear DPU units cross C Street in front of the Alaska Railroad General Office Building on the start of a beautiful summer morning. In the background is the Port of Anchorage.

On the morning on September 25, 2014 a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Anchorage area. As a result all trains were stopped until the track, bridges etc. could be inspected. This resulted in th... (more)

On a beautiful evening following days of rain the returning Glacier Discovery rolls by McHugh Creek. This stretch of roadway, railway and shoreline is one of the most scenic in Alaska and because ... (more)

There is one round trip passenger train to Seward each day in the summer. We left the house and headed for Seward about the same time the train left the depot in Anchorage. We spent the day in Sew... (more)

Summer is over and fall has made itself evident. Every where one looks you can see the changing face of nature. After crossing Riley Creek the Star rolls through the curve located at MP 347. It is... (more)

A fairly healthy cut of cars on the Polson Local required a third unit to get the train over the road. Unfortunately I don't believe the MRL is running on this branch any longer and quite possibly... (more)

A UP coal train exits Moffat tunnel at East Portal, CO on a nice summer day. I am standing on the former D&SL Rollins Pass road bed for this view.

An Alaska coal trains winds its way along Turnagain Arm in the Beluga Block in a 3+3+1 configuration. While the railroad is flat here the extra horsepower will be needed to climb Grandview and Div... (more)

If one were to peruse my collection of photos on RPN they would see that over the years I have shot numerous trains here. Mostly passenger trains in the Summer and Fall with an occasional work tra... (more)