SD70MAC 4004 and two sisters on the headend and 3 on the rear have this coal train easily in hand at Windy Point along Turnagain Arm. In the background is the Kenai Peninsula. All this power doesn... (more)

There are many places between Anchorage and Seward where it is possible to capture, train, mountains and ocean. A coal train heads south along the Arm.

A loaded coal train higs the shore of Upper Trail Lake near Crown Point, Alaska. This has been a banner year for coal in Alaska.

A somewhat rare freight move on the Alaska Railroad south of Whittier Junction. Alaska GP40-2s 3014-3012 have 12 loads of fuel and a flatcar bound for the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad ... (more)

An ARR gravel train is tied down in the siding at Birchwood for the weekend on a damp late summer evening. The ARR operates 2-3 gravel trains during the summer construction season on most weekdays... (more)

The daily (summer) northbound Denali Star bound for Fairbanks leans into the 55 mph curve at Matanuska Junction as the early fall colors begin to show themselves. The two HEP-equippe... (more)

While the weather in Alaska can be difficult to predict and deal with I have a knack for picking great first days. My 2010 trip to Alaska was no different as seen here with 4004 leading a coal tra... (more)

On my last day in Alaska I managed to catch a company work train led by a matched pair of original paint GP40-2s. This is something I have been trying to capture for some time now.

A southbound Seward export coal train rolls along the waters of Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage. The terrain here is easy going for the six SD70MACs (3 on head end, 3 on rear in DP mode) but sout... (more)

A northbound Whitter-Anchorage freight train rolls out of the tunnel at Bear Valley as it begins to skirt the glacier-fed waters of Portage Creek on the way to the wye at Portage Junction where it... (more)

ARR GP40-2s 3014 and 3012 lead a southbound Seward freight onto the wooden trestle across Upper Trail Lake at Moose Pass, Alaska. The crew is delivering 12 tank car loads of diesel fuel to a custo... (more)

Alaska Railroad GP40-2 3005 sits in the diesel shop facility at Anchorage Yard between assignments. The ARR locomotive shop keeps the railroad's fleet of GP38-2s, GP40-2s and SD70MACs in good work... (more)

The ARR Alaska State Fair Train is in the depot area awaiting its 1pm departure to Palmer while the Seward-bound loaded coal train's three DP SD70s roll southbound in the background. The ARR P32 c... (more)

The Alaska Railroad provides shuttle service between Anchorage and Palmer for the Alaska State Fair each year in late August and early September. A Sunday afternoon shuttle train is within a few m... (more)

Alaska RR GP40-2s 3006 and 3001, both still sporting their 1970s era black paint job, rest outside the Anchorage diesel shop on a Saturday evening. Later in the week, these two will enter company ... (more)