As viewed from my cruise ship, an Alaska Railroad passenger train boards passengers to take them to Denali and points north.

The Alaska Railroad’s Hurricane Turn crosses the Susitna River at Gold Creek. in a very remote part of the railroad. No roads in this area. The only way in is the Railroad or bush plane. Gold is... (more)

Alaska Railroad 4326, leads the Princess Cruise Lines Wednesday DEX train, into Whittier, Alaska, to transfer passengers to the next leg of their cruise. The Coral Princess cruise ship, is in the ... (more)

A combined CN/ARMS barge train heads for the Port of Whittier along Turnagain Arm. The ARMS barge is a weekly affair from Seattle, however the CN is about every 2 weeks these days. On occasion it ... (more)

The former governor of Alaska has chartered a few cars to celebrate his 90th birthday. They were tacked onto the regular run of the Coastal Classic making for a lengthy passenger train. Seen here ... (more)

A tourist train sits in the station while it’s passengers enjoy the sights. Photo by my non-railfan pal Donnie Salyers. Used with permission. (We’re working on him.)

A little something from the dark side. The returning Coastal Classic makes track speed roughly 15 miles from Anchorage. The crew started at 0630 on this morning and will tie up at 2230 for a total... (more)

While this shot isn't exactly what I wanted it is as close as I have gotten after 18 months and 6 different attempts. It is difficult to fly the drone here as it can and usually is windy, hence th... (more)

A northbound freight works up Potter Hill while the adjacent Seward Highway is heavy with traffic heading out of town for the long Memorial Day Weekend.

Visitors, although I rarely see anybody out taking photos during the non-tourist part of the year, there are plenty of visitors during the summer months. At some point most of the Railfan visitors... (more)

On December 22 a plow train was called to clear the tracks between Hurricane and Cantwell. With a limited amount of daylight to work with, about 4.5 hours in total, I tried my best to capture the ... (more)

As we approach the shortest daylight hours of the year here in Alaska, even the trains are in short supply. Not many trains at all on the south end of the RR, one that did run was the annual Holid... (more)

A couple of MACs have last nights 130S well in hand as they pass the high/wide detector at White's Crossing. It is rare to catch the southbound freight so far from Anchorage during the daylight ho... (more)

The Alaska Railroad has a little used branch in Healy, AK that serves the Usibelli coal mine which sees service maybe 3 or 4 times a year. 3006 is seen drifting down the 1% grade on the Suntrana ... (more)

It is 1050 on January 20th, 2018 and the sun has yet to clear the Chugach and Kenai Mountains but is promising to do so in the very near future. As I hear the southbound freight approaching my loc... (more)