Amtrak's schedules in the Pacific Northwest have been in disarray for days following the heavy storms in Oregon and Washington. Hence the eastbound Empire Builder is running about 3 hrs late as sh... (more)

This is odd looking little mixed train is used for student training out on the isolated and little used Ft. Richardson classification yard. The twin geeps are used to practice switching with newl... (more)

On a cloudy Sunday afternoon ARR's Palmer Turn can be seen running light engine underneath the CPP (Central Paving Products) gravel tipple located on the nearly two mile long gravel loop track whi... (more)

There are more than just polar bears that should be placed on the endangered species list in Alaska. Ironically the 40 ft. mill gon coupled behind the locomotive is the oldest piece of equipmen... (more)

Snow Fighting - Alaska Style! - The "snow fleet" has arrived with a Jordan Spreader, two geeps, and the ARR's sole depressed center flat car. Here one of the ARR's skilled operators ginger... (more)

Looking north on the ARR mainline the new DMU can be seen throttling up as it crests a small rise as it returns to the Spencer "Whistle Stop" to pick up passengers who have been enjoying a stunnin... (more)

Barge Time = Train Time! - A UP Seattle based yard crew is in the process of stripping the weekly Alaska Railroad barge that has arrived from the 49th State. Three barges owned and operate... (more)

This was my first time exploring the heart of downtown Baltimore and the land of the late great B&O. I had always heard of this magical place where the Royal Blue once cooled her heals with the m... (more)

Dreams Do Come True

Sometimes its better to be lucky than good. This was my first trip to Donner Pass, a place I'd dreamt of seeing ever since I was young child, and I get to shoot ... (more)

Looking north out an open baggage door on the east side of the train as the ARR's winter Aurora passenger train speeds northward. Five cars make up the train on this day and above the snow caked ... (more)

The Loop District - Really, where else but Alaska can you get a view like this on a train? The ARR's sole Colorado Railcar built DMU poses in the middle of the famed Grandview loop, argua... (more)

The three distriibuted power units sit on the rear of a 70 car loaded export coal train that is strung out in Seward yard sitting on track 8 and hanging through the crossovers up here to track Upp... (more)

The CN's eight track barge from Prince Rupert is moored to the ARR's barge slip at the port of Whittier and is in the process of being unloaded. The water is calm on this rare clear day on the sh... (more)

Big Time Coal! 10 units - count 'em - curl north with 113 empty coal hoppers along the icy shores of Turnagain Arm beneath the snowy peaks of the Chugach Mountains. This is by far th... (more)

A Seward bound freight curls south rounding Bird Point as some low clouds hang over the waters of Turnagain Arm beyond. On the rear of the train are ARR Budd RDC's 711 and 702 which are heading s... (more)