The train is in the middle of nowhere. It is about 12 miles south of Portage Alaska on the Seward Branch. The rail line follows the Placer River, which the train is crossing and makes a sharp righ... (more)
On a late summer morning the southbound export coal train negotiates all the twists and turns along the shores of Turnagain Arm and MP 86 of the Kenai Subdivision en route to Seward.
A trio of DL-535E begins the descent down the Sawtooth Mountains, which are part of the Alaska Coastal Mountains. The scenery is breathtaking, the slopes steep and my mother clings tightly to the ... (more)
Although the winters are long and often difficult from both a weather and a train perspective there are benefits. One such benefit is that you do not have to drag yourself out of bed at an early h... (more)