It is a damp and dreary early fall afternoon as seen from one of ARR's cab cars (former Amtrak F40PH #244) on the rear of Alaska Railroad's Hurricane Turn as we fly through Chase, Alaska at 63 mph... (more)

Glacier Blue Ice and the Blue and Gold - Really, where else but Alaska can you get a view like this on train? The ARR's sole Colorado Railcar built DMU poses in the middle of the famed Gr... (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)

Third Up! - The quintessential Alaskan train ride The Hurricane Turn crawls out on to its namesake bridge affording the passengers a stunning view of the Chulitna River and the Alas... (more)

An Alaska Railroad container train bound for the barge in Whittier and from there on to Seattle winds its way around the shores of Turnagain Arm at Bird Creek. The W post is a warning sign for the... (more)

The northbound Coastal Classic emerges from the trees in the Hooligan Block a mile north of Portage. This is the first accesible location after leaving Moose Pass over 30 rail miles and 50 road mi... (more)

A pair of Alaska RR SD70MACs lead a loaded gravel train off of the Palmer Branch at Matanuska Junction, the branch's junction with the ARR mainline. The train will run south of Anchorage to one of... (more)

This is a view of the northbound Denali Express (DEX) which runs non stop from a cruise ship connection in Whittier to Denali Park with a mix of coaches including an ARR Goldstar and Princess and ... (more)

The Pride of the Fleet - Here is a shot of the southbound Denali Star the ARR's flagship train as it crawls slowly out onto the bridge located nearly mid point on the 12 hr 356 mile run fro... (more)

After two days of being laid up sick as a dog all weekend I finally needed to get a little fresh air and get out of the house. Well, a quick look at the turnover revealed a 3:15 PM call on a nort... (more)

Alaska Railroad GP40-2 in original paint hugs the shore of Turnagain Arm at Indian on a great fall day. The colors are near their peak and really make for a nice back drop for this train.

It is a glorious fall day along Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska. The fall colors dot the mountainside as a lengthy train off the barge in Whittier heads north at aptly named, at least in ... (more)

Modern Day RDC? - At first it seems a bit ungainly and dare I say ugly, but after a bit it really does kind of grow on you. I imagine this is how fans felt in 1949 when they gazed at the f... (more)

A southbound Whittier freight heads into Girdwood on an unusually warm February afternoon in the 49th state.

A northbound hi-wide special heads toward Anchorage along the Seward Highway with the Chugach Mountains imposing in the background.