A quartet of SD70MACs leads a northbound empty coal train along the Seward Highway and the scenic shore of the Turnagain Arm on a beautiful summer's afternoon in the 49th state.

End of the Line. A lone GP38-2 has gone as far as it can go on the Alaska RR Palmer Branch, all to retrieve a couple of empty gondola cars stored at the end of the line. This trackage was a... (more)

Better Days. A Christchurch Tramways Boxcar heads westbound out of the city center on Worcester Street. In the background is the beautiful Christchurch Cathedral, which was destroyed... (more)

A southbound Pacific Surfliner heads along the Pacific Coast Highway, bypassing multi-million dollar beachfront homes and the picturesque Left Coast along the way.

Soutbound coal loads work along the shore of the mostly frozen Kenai Lake, less than 20 miles from reaching their destination, the port city of Seward. There, the train will unload its cargo for e... (more)

A rare (for the ARR) northbound Whittier to Anchorage high-wide special winds its way along the Turnagain Arm in a scene that could very easily be mistaken for June instead of February due to sout... (more)

The ever-present risk involved with winter railroading in Alaska is very evident in this shot, as a northbound Whittier freight works by the remnants of two massive avalanches just north of Girdwo... (more)

In a scene reminiscent of many a Christmas postcard, southbound coal loads head over Snow River on one of the most photogenic bridges on the entire Alaska Railroad. Typically dramatic Alaskan back... (more)

The Spirit of Wasilla and five sister MACs break the tranquility of the wilderness as they head south along the scenic shores of Kenai Lake with 66 cars of Seward-bound coal easily in hand.

With the temperature an uncharacteristically cold 8 degrees, fresh snow on the ground, and residue of the previous night's ice fog clinging to everything in sight, winter is in the air on a crisp,... (more)

The area between Flagstaff and Williams, Arizona received a record 44 to 60 inches of snow between January 20-23, 2010. Maine, midway between the two cities at an altitude of 6960ft above sea leve... (more)

This unit coal train, having loaded in the coalfields to the west, is now depositing black diamonds into the loader for eventual placement on ocean-going vessels for international export. Seen fro... (more)

MP15AC 1134 and sister 1133 head up a CSX transfer freight headed for interchange with the LIRC in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The train is crossing the ex-PRR 14th Street Bridge over the Portland Ca... (more)

On a beautiful late-Autumn day in Kentucky, two CSX GEs, both still in Conrail blue paint, head up a southbound autorack train through the tranquil town of LaGrange. The train has just exited the ... (more)

The scenic byway from Anchorage to Seward is dotted with natural wonders along its full length. "Fee Stations," which operate on the honor system, help the state of Alaska maintain these recreatio... (more)