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)

The Whittier bound passenger train gives its passenger a great view of Turnagain Arm. It is possible to see bears, eagles, & Dall sheep on the short trip between Anchorage & Whittier and upon arri... (more)

A southbound loaded coal train traces the shoreline of Turnagain Arm. There are many off the road shots in Alaska of the line between Anchorage and Portage, this is not one of them. This shot repr... (more)

It is 12:06 AM and the daily freight bound for Anchorage is just minutes away from Denali Park and the days sunshine doesn't have much longer either. Summer days in Alaska.

An Alaska Railroad work train is in the hole at Brookman waiting on the last passenger train of the night. The work train spent the day dropping rail between Girdwood and MP 72

Almost at the end of the days journey, Engineer Carey has Alaska Railroad's Glacier Discovery well under control as they roll along the Fireweed at Potter and in just a few minutes will have an on... (more)

On what became a glorious fall morning I was lucky enough to catch a BNSF Officers special as it rolled through Coram, MT in what I would call rather bleak rainy overcast weather. I debated on giv... (more)

One of the signature locations on the Alaska Railroad is the Hurricane Bridge over Hurrican Gulch. The bridge is over 300 feet above Hurricane creek. When riding the train this bridge appears out ... (more)

Well, I made it out of the state of Alaska to chase the Grand Canyon Limited. First stop was here at Sullivan's Curve on Cajon Pass. This was my old stomping grounds as I bought my first house in ... (more)

On a rainy October day a BNSF grain train rolls through the fall colors near Coram, MT. The wet weather really helps make the fall colors pop.

The Glacier Discovery follows the contours of Turnagain Arm on the way back to Anchorage after a day of delivering passengers to the cruise boats in Whittier.

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

A train of traditional freight cars rolls past the salt water pond in Portage. These cars were delivered to the Alaska Railroad via the Canadian barge service out of Prince Rupert and makes a roun... (more)

Things can be pretty static in the 49th state so the chance to see something different brought me trackside on what was not the best day weather wise. Coming off the barge in Whittier were wind mi... (more)

From high above the cliffs at Beluga an Alaska Railroad train bound for the barge in Whittier and from there the lower 48 enters the curve at Beluga. From this perspective one gets a good view of ... (more)