A cool August evening in Anchorage finds a pair of GPs sitting inside the diesel shop facility with another pair sitting outside awaiting their next work. This facility and a similar one in Fairba... (more)

The Denali Explorer hugs the coatline of Turnagain Arm enroute to Denali Park Station. From this location you can hike to a number of different overlooks of the Alaska Railroad and Turnagain Arm. ... (more)

A classic Alaskan scene. Someday I hope to capture this scene in full sun, so far this has been my best attempt.

The Coastal Classic skirts the glacier fed Upper Trail Lake near Mosse Pass, Alaska. Todays train also includes power car 32

An Alaska Railroad coal crosses the Snowy River Bridge and is climbing the Hill to the summit at Divide. On of a couple of steep grades between Anchorage and Seward.

An Alaska Railroad hugs the shore of Turnagain Arm between Indian and Bird Point on a glorious first day in Alaska 2010.

The three head end SD70MACs on this Seward-bound export coal train are about to cross Upper Trail Lake just north of Moose Pass, Alaska as seen from a Cessna 182 float plane. To see a railroad pas... (more)

Northbound Whittier-Anchorage freight crossing Twenty Mile River at Portage, AK on a beautiful late summer day in the 49th state.

An Alaska Railroad Cruise Train is returning to Seward from the airport with a load of passengers, seen here along Turnagain Arm at Indian.

It is always worth heading North of Anchorage on the Alaska Railroad. The scenery from Hurricane to Fairbanks is spectacular. Although the day had held great promise with sunshine early by the tim... (more)

Just a few minutes away from an arrival at the Anchorage depot the pride of the Alaska Railroad passenger fleet rolls through Elmendorf AFB in the last rays of sunshine. IIRC the sun played hit an... (more)

The wide open spaces and towering mountain scenery of the Turnagain Arm provide a nice backdrop as the sun sets on the horizon as seen from the north siding switch at Brookman, Alaska. Railroading... (more)

A pair of ARR GP40-2s shove a ballast train northbound at Nancy, AK with a couple of misc. bad order cars on the head end giving a somewhat unique appearance.

The retored Seward Depot

A nice rock outcropping helps to frame the train.