UP's KG1LA "monster" stack train (11,766ft, 162 cars) heads westward on a beautiful desert morning with an outstanding consist in charge. Leading the pack is Western Pacific heritage unit 1983, fo... (more)

Western Pacific heritage unit 1983 leads two other specially painted locomotives (1996 and 2002) westward with a 11,766 foot, 162 car "monster" stacker in check behind. The grueling 2.2% grade of ... (more)

Two GP40-2s have their 7000+ foot train in complete control as they exit Portage Tunnel and cross Placer Creek with the imposing Chugach Mountains looming behind. The train will soon pass through ... (more)

The Alaska Railroad Coastal Classic heads southbound past the bird spotter's paradise of Potter's Marsh on a beautiful Alaska morning.

Northbound coal empties with four spotless SD70MACs in charge approach Portage-Glacier Road for a crew change before continuing on to Anchorage. Note the "ghost trees" in the foreground, petrified... (more)

The ARR Coastal Classic heads south along the picturesque Turnagain Arm on a beautiful May morning; final destination: Seward. The train is replete with the newly introduced (for 2009) G... (more)

Sunny skies are a rarity in Whittier; in fact, it's said that the town is cloudy over 300 days in a normal year. We lucked into a beautiful afternoon on this spring day as we found the ARR Glac... (more)

Combine a holiday weekend with spectacular weather conditions, and it's no surprise that the Seward Highway is flush with tourists and residents alike, taking advantage of the opportunity to enjoy... (more)

Four gleaming EMD motors have their string of 66 coal empties easily in check as the train glides northward over the Twenty Mile River and the hooligan fishermen (and "fisherwomen") below. The exp... (more)

A CSX coal drag heads across the impressive Copper Creek Viaduct amidst the fall colors and a gorgeous blue sky in early November. In the foreground, the state of Virginia proudly advertises its r... (more)

Made up of two (now-retired) Budd RDCs and a GP38-2 on the tail end for good measure, the northbound ARR Hurricane Turn is in the hole at Canyon siding on a beautiful summer afternoon. Due ... (more)

A northbound freight extra from Whittier snakes its way northward toward Anchorage along the mud flats of the Turnagain Arm while the postcard-worthy beauty of the Alaskan wilderness frames the sc... (more)

While most photos from the ARR's south end seem to depict a place where the sun is always shining, this scene is actually much more typical on the route between Anchorage and Portage Jct. For most... (more)

The Arizona & California's Cadiz Turn is only about a mile from its interchange with the BNSF at Cadiz, California on a relatively cool May afternoon in the dessicated desert southwest. None of th... (more)

You know you've hit the jackpot in life when you not only have a double wide that looks like it's about to fall down, but you also have a mailbox with the street address written in magic marker! T... (more)