In the remote high country of Alaska the SB Denali Express is riding on jointed rail. Currently the Alaska Railroad is in the process of replacing their jointed rail with 115 CWR.

BNSF 4002 S meets BNSF 5941 North at Academy. This vantage point is a great place to not only watch trains but also planes and sky divers from the US Air Force Academy.

The engineer & conductor of Alaska Railroad 4005 North, an empty coal train, are enjoying a fantastic view of Alaska's Turnagain Arm as they wheel 70 empties north towards Anchorage on a nice summ... (more)

BNSF 8896 Brings up the rear of an empty coal train heading into the siding at the appropriately named location of Academy. Located on the grounds of the US Air Force Academy this train would have... (more)

Having visited Utah on numerous occasions I have never been fortunate enough to catch the former KCC GP39-2s working. On this particular trip on a drive to somewhere else I decided on a whim to ma... (more)

Alaska Railroad's cruise team glides along the Turnagain Arm near Indian. Lots of amazing vista like this one in Alaaska.

As the Coastal Classic makes the station stop at Girdwood what started as a dreary rain filled morning suddenly takes a turn for the better as a rainbow brings the promise of sun.

Alaska Railroad 3015 brings up the rear of a cruise train bound for the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage. A unit at each end maes the reverse move to Seward much easier to accomplish... (more)

Flying the white flags of an extra Nevada Northern RS3 109 leads a work train past the shop buildings of the Nevada Northern Railway on a beautiful but cold Sunday.

Having been to Soldier Summit numerous times I had never photographed a train from this location. So after cathing this train at Gilluly it was decided this might be the time to make up for that s... (more)

The northbound Denali Express cruises underneath the Parks Highway at the Summit of Broad Pass. In the Fall the Alaskan landscape is an amazing kaleidoscope of colors.

Alaska Railroad GP40 in her original paint scheme, and the one I like best, heads up a work train at Garner, AK. The crew will tie up for the day at the Healy Fire Department and be ready to head ... (more)

KCS has turned over a number of Military Trains to the UP fortunately I was able to photograph one of them seen here having just crested the grade at Palmer Lake enroute to Fort Carson.

After spending a fair amount of time in Alaska one can usually count on SB freight headed for Whittier on either Tuesday or Wednesday. Here we see the Tuesday freight with over 7,000' feet of cont... (more)

One of the most famous locations on the Alaska Railroad, The Hurricane Bridge, spans Hurricane Gulch and the railhead is 300' above Hurrican Creek. Only in Alaska can one get this type of service.