A very Alaskan switching scene with the Lynden Alaska trailers in the background and bold Alaska lettering on this GP38-2. I have a soft spot for this particular locomotive as it happens to also b... (more)

On December 22 a plow train was called to clear the tracks between Hurricane and Cantwell. With a limited amount of daylight to work with, about 4.5 hours in total, I tried my best to capture the ... (more)

With the sounds of F16's from the 354th Fighter Wing based at the Eielson AF base buzzing the air above the once a week daylight local to Eielson has dropped their cut of loaded coal cars off on t... (more)

2005 one of the Billboard GP38-2's, 2006 a newer painted GP38-2 and 4322 lay over outside the shops in Fairbanks with a light rain falling.

ARR 2005 takes a break in the sun as its crew is off grabbing a quick bite of lunch. This GP38 will be 45 years old this August and has been on the Alaska Railroad for the past 28 years. It star... (more)

Even though things are slow on the Alaska Railroad during the winter, there's always work to be done in the yard. It's just after lunch and the sun is not long above the horizon as man and machin... (more)

An Alaska Railroad yard job switches out cars at the company warehouse which is located just outside the main ARR yard in Anchorage amidst some very interesting trackwork. The building in the cent... (more)

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue....and Gold! - This is indeed something new for the ARR. A borrowed three section drawbar connected double stack well car (... (more)

ARR Jordan Spreader #9 sits on the fuel rack coupled to a pair of Geeps ready for "snow fleet" service keeping the mainline open. #9 is a special machine as it is the newest Jordan Spreader in th... (more)

An ARR geep creeps carefully up the back streets of Anchorage en route to deliver three gondolas for scrap loading. She is shoving across Orca St. and past Alaska Mill and Feed which is a railroa... (more)

Yes, I know I post a lot of photos from this location. But can you blame me? I just find this to be one of the most fascinating piece of trackage anywhere. Side of the road running, light rail,... (more)

Looking down from the sidwalk of the C Street Bridge as an ARR yard job switches out cars at the warehouse. The building on the left houses the ARR's stores department and they still regularly sh... (more)

Alaska Railroad's APU Spur parallels First Avenue for several blocks between the yard and the industries at the end of the spur. Here the APU Local is returning to the yard after the days switchi... (more)

ARR GP38-2 2005 switches the company warehouse in Anchorage Yard on a beautiful Saturday morning with the 4,396-foot Mt. Susitna rising in the background. These two tracks are used to load and unl... (more)

The second of seven and a half 40-car unit military trains is being unloaded at the Port of Anchorage. This movement was in support of the deployment of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Ft... (more)