With the knowledge of a late running south freight and clear skies forecasted I had plans to get to Talkeetna ahead of the freight and get a shot of the train exiting the bridge with Denali standi... (more)

A late running south freight rolls under the Old Glen Highway near Matanuska Junction. Not often at this time of year do you get an opportunity to catch the south freight in daylight hours. Chalk ... (more)

188's power a Mac and a GP40 sit outside the shops on a cold and misty night.

A lite mist is falling as the Glacier Discovery heads west towards Portage and eventually Anchorage after departing Whittier and passing through Bear Valley.

In a town that it rains more then the sun shines, I found a pair of Alaska GP's working the small yard in town after back loading the ARMS barge in a afternoon downpour. Whittier once a Military t... (more)

The sun has just set behind Mt Susitna of the Alaska Range Mountains as the Coastal Classic makes it's way north up the Turnagain Arm bound for Anchorage.

Engineer Davis and crew have their 4 MACs and 51 empty flatcars well in hand. While all that power isn't necessary for the trip south to Seward all of that horsepower will be required to get the l... (more)

We had hoped to hike in to Hurricane Bridge to shoot the SB passenger train with a winter scene but with waist deep snow we settled on the not often photographed NSS Hurricane instead.

On a beautiful fall day with a nice display of color the northbound coal empty pulls out of Girdwood en-route to Anchorage and then further north to Healy where they will reload to start the proce... (more)

A single DP Unit brings up the rear of a southbound coal train destined for Seward on this day before the official start of passenger season 2014. Tomorrow this sleepy, 2-3 trains a week, line sou... (more)

While I prefer to take photos with at least some sun that isn't always possible. Sometimes you just need to get out and take the picture such is the case here when the Alaska Railroad put together... (more)

I haven't shot much on the ARR lately, but it was a Friday holiday and a southbound was leaving Anchorage for Whittier in perfect light. Most importantly, my dear friend Frank Keller was out with... (more)

I haven't shot much on the ARR lately, but it was a Friday holiday and a southbound was leaving Anchorage for Whittier in perfect light. And my dear friend Frank Keller was out with his family so... (more)

The 181S slows as it approaches the north end of Portage. The train is bound for the dumper at Seward and eventually export.

One of the first sun holes of the day is perfectly timed with the southbound Denali Star as it slows to meet the northbound at Broad Pass. This area is being reworked to have a over pass put in ov... (more)