Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic sits in the train station in Seward, Alaska.

Passengers on board Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic watch the train snake through the mountains through the dome car.

Big Land - Big Mountains - Big Bridge - Little Train - The quintessential Alaskan train ride The Hurricane Turn crawls out on to the Hurricane Gulch bridge affording the passengers a... (more)

On a splendid Friday evening the ARR's regular nightly Anchorage Fairbanks freight is only 30 minutes out of its origin as it clips along through the wilderness on the vast Joint Base Elemdorf-Ric... (more)

A photographer leans out an open vestibule dutch door to snap a few more shots on this glorious Friday evening. The classic domes and the warm hospitality (while riding in dutch doors is shunned ... (more)

Big Land - Big Mountains - Big Bridge - Little Train - The quintisential Alaskan train ride The Hurricane Turn crawls out on to the Hurricane Gulch bridge affording the passengers a ... (more)

Railfanning - Alaska Style! - The pride of the fleet, ARR's flagship passenger train the Denali Star crawls south across the Hurricane Gulch bridge affording the passengers a stunnin... (more)

Railfanning - Alaska Style! - The pride of the fleet, ARR's flagship passenger train the Denali Star crawls south across the Hurricane Gulch bridge affording the passengers a stunnin... (more)

The southbound Denali Star cruises through Fort Richardson on fast track and is just a few minutes from arrival at Alaska Railroad's historic downtown depot. In the background are the ever present... (more)

Not very many pictures have been seen from this particular spot on the Alaska Railroad. This is the siding location of Tunnel high in the Chugach Mountains, far from any road, and named for the 5 ... (more)

The Denali Star departs Denali Park for points south arrival in Anchorage a scant 250 miles south will be around 8 PM local time.

ARR 3015 is seen here at the Anchorage depot basking in the sun on a warm sunny spring day in Alaska awaiting its next run into the last frontier.

Top Cover and Global Engagement - The ARR has a long history intertwined with the US military dating back from its earliest days when US Army engineers under the leadership of Lt. Fredrick ... (more)

An empty coal train is northbound along the Seward Subdivision. The railroad and highway share a narrow area between the mountains and the waters of Turnagain Arm. In the background the Chugach Mo... (more)

On a beautiful late Spring evening in Alaska the Coastal Classic is Northbound on its return journey to Anchorage. The train is just a few miles north of Portage, to the right is the Seward Highwa... (more)