The southbound Denali Star cruises through Fort Richardson on fast track and is just a few minutes from arrival at Alaska Railroad's historic downtown depot. In the background are the ever present... (more)
The Great One - That's the common interpretation of the native Athabaskan name for Mt. McKinley, North America's highest mountain at 20,320 ft. in elevation. On a clear day the moun... (more)
The Denali Explorer hugs the coatline of Turnagain Arm enroute to Denali Park Station. From this location you can hike to a number of different overlooks of the Alaska Railroad and Turnagain Arm. ... (more)
While most photos from the ARR's south end seem to depict a place where the sun is always shining, this scene is actually much more typical on the route between Anchorage and Portage Jct. For most... (more)
The North FOX (Fairbanks Overnight Express) scurries across the glacier fed Knik River just about 1 hr into its 356 mile and 12 hr journey through the wilderness. The ARR runs the FOX four nights... (more)
On a stunning Sunday evening the Alaska Railroad's Glacier Discovery works its way north from Whittier providing its passengers a far more pleasant and relaxing experience than the throngs of driv... (more)
The Glacier Discovery works north after passing the Girdwood Passenger station. Moments earlier a rainbow filled the Girdwood Valley but now dark storm clouds are shrouding the Chugach Mountains ... (more)
Alaska Railroads line to Seward has fantastic views as it travels along the Turnagain Arm.
As the Glacier heads to town in fantastic light I was just a few hours from catching my flight back to Colorado Springs. This shot ended a fantastic 16 days in the last frontier.
On a dreary day in Alaska's largest city, the Alaska Railroad Grandview Cruise Train idles on the ARR's impressive boarding platform at Anchorage International Airport. In a few minutes, th... (more)
The old meets the new at the north side of the diesel shop. The silvered trucks on HEP equippped passenger MAC sitting on House 1 contrasts with the war weary GP40-2 sitting on House 3 still in v... (more)
The "Denali Star heading for Fairbanks
Denali Star in the Nenana River Gorge
M/S "Seven Seas Mariner" in the background
