Without a doubt the single most famous point on the Alaska Railroad, the Hurricane Gulch Bridge was completed in 1921. The span is 918 feet long and 296 feet above its namesake creek. The twin R... (more)

An afternoon yard job is seen switching on the weedy 70 lb rail of the ARR's APU spur in downtown Anchorage. This obscure industrial lead is rarely photographed, but offers the lucky individual a ... (more)

The very last northbound Denali Star passenger train of the season is seen crossing the famous Riley Creek bridge just a few moments from its stop inside Denali National Park. This view from belo... (more)

The second to last southbound Denali Star passenger train of the 2008 season is seen just a few moments outside of its stop at the park. The train is just about to cross the park road and the sun... (more)

On a spectacular late summer afternoon an ARR yard job trundles up a rarely photographed industrial spur in downtown Anchorage to service Alaska Mill and Feed and several other small customers. T... (more)

On a spectacular late summer afternoon an ARR yard job trundles up a rarely photographed industrial spur in downtown Anchorage to service Alaska Mill and Feed and several other small customers. T... (more)

It's nearly 9 PM on Thursday evening as this 67 car, 5500 ft. freight reaches the end of the 12 mile long Whittier Division and prepares to enter the Alaska Division mainline at MP 64.3. As the t... (more)

It's past 10:15 PM in on this Thursday evening as a northbound freight with 67 cars and well over a mile of freight wends its way north along Turnagain Arm passing the mile board at 99, just 15 mi... (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)

The weather is rainy and foggy all along the railbelt on this Saturday in the Last Frontier, but for a few minutes it is still dry here just north of Broad Pass at MP 305.5 on the Alaska Railroad'... (more)

The ARR's annual "Colony Christmas Train" is seen parked at the historic Palmer depot at the end of the 6 mile Palmer branch line. This train is the one and only time this trackage is used each y... (more)

A yard job is seen pulling a small cut off the Ft. Richardson loop area for this first time in over a decade. This test load will be pulled back to the ARR's main yard for forwarding north in reg... (more)

WP&Y's regular Saturday "Frasier Meadows Steam" excursion has pulled up to the historic wooden water tank as the fireman gives the 1908 Baldwin a drink. The little train will shortly back south a... (more)