A couple of Geeps and a spreader head for Seward and await a call to duty that hopefully will never come, well the railroad hopes will never come, I on the other hand would love to see them in act... (more)

Heading for the Hills

The Alaska Railroad dispatched a "snow fleet" work extra consisting of two GP40-2s pushing Harsco/Jordan Spreader 9 south to Portage to begin open... (more)

Sometimes you just get lucky. The snow fleet as it is known on the Alaska Railroad consists of Jordan Spreaders pushed by Geeps. Called to head south to clear the line between Portage and Seward, ... (more)

The company work train traverses the south leg of the Portage wye en-route to MP 49 where they will begin dumping some ballast to begin their work train season. The south end of the railroad recei... (more)

A late running freight off the barge in Whittier hugs the shoreline of Turnagain Arm at the south switch of Indian siding. The last train off of this particular barge will run to Anchorage and the... (more)

Ever wonder why you don't see many photos of the Alaska Railroad in the winter time? Well, for one, the tourists are gone which means less cameras by the tracks to catch any action. Another reas... (more)

Hey, look...a train running in the winter in Alaska under sunny skies! That combination is hard to come by in the winter of 2013/14 thus far as train movements have all but evaporated this season... (more)

An Alaska Railroad ballast train negotiates the south leg of the Wye at Portage, having just cleared the mainline for a southbound passenger train. Their chore for the day will be to spread ballas... (more)

A 1976 vintage Geep still wearing it's as delivered colors leads a company work train south on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The gold star on the nose lends a touch of class and the plethora of ... (more)

A southbound company work train heads toward Portage on a fabulous Saturday. The train is seen popping out of the trees along the Seward Highway as it flanks the Chugach Range along the southern ... (more)

A southbound company work train heads toward Portage on a fabulous Saturday. The train is seen popping out of the trees along the Seward Highway with a resplendent 1976 vintage GP in original bla... (more)

On a gorgeous Saturday afternoon a company work train heads south to shuffle some cars at Portage and set up equipment for next week's work on the south end of the ARR. Leading the way is a spark... (more)

The freshly washed Geep rests south of the ARR diesel shop on Roundhouse Trk 5. The 1976 vintage EMD was built new for the ARR and still wears its classic black paint dating from the days of Fede... (more)

ARR 3008/4324 pull into the Anchorage yard with a stack train.

Many thanks to Sgt Major Steve Gamache for tracking this train down for me on the Army base, Ft. Wainwright, in Fairbanks, Alaska.