The northbound Anchorage to Fairbanks freight eases across the Matanuska River just a little under an hour into the 350 mile long trip into the interior of Alaska.

With very special thanks to David Blazejewski and Frank Keller - this has to be THE highlight photo of the trip and the one that was the goal. At 0116 hrs on March 14 - the early portion of our 4... (more)

4008 is the DPU on today's QAP train as they unload at the stone yard off of C street. It will lead the trip back north to Kashwitna.

Although the weather can be a bit dreary in the fall in Alaska the cloudy weather can really help saturate the fall colors. A southbound export coal rolls through Cantwell, AK on a cloudy afternoo... (more)

On another glorious March day in Alaska a southbound manifest bound for Seward skirts the shore of Lower Trail Lake just a few miles south of the tiny berg of Moose Pass, AK. This is a train of em... (more)

ARR 4008, one of the Alaska Railroad's first-generation SD70MACs, leads the Denali Star into Anchorage during the final few seconds of its 12-hour journey from Fairbanks. First time I've seen a n... (more)

An empty coal heads north crossing the Knik River Bridge at 148.3. It was a nice day in Alaska for a change and I enjoyed the opportunity to check a location off my bucket list.

Soutbound coal loads work along the shore of the mostly frozen Kenai Lake, less than 20 miles from reaching their destination, the port city of Seward. There, the train will unload its cargo for e... (more)

In a scene reminiscent of many a Christmas postcard, southbound coal loads head over Snow River on one of the most photogenic bridges on the entire Alaska Railroad. Typically dramatic Alaskan back... (more)

The Spirit of Wasilla and five sister MACs break the tranquility of the wilderness as they head south along the scenic shores of Kenai Lake with 66 cars of Seward-bound coal easily in hand.

After dumping the first 20 cars of their 83 cars gravel train the crew is running their twin SD70MACs north up the mainline so they can cross back over and come down the Coastal Siding and couple ... (more)

After dumping the first 20 cars of their 83 cars gravel train the crew is running their twin SD70MACs north up the mainline so they can cross back over and come down the Coastal Siding and couple ... (more)

You know spring has finally arrived in Alaska when gravel trains start running heralding the beginning of construction season. Here is the first train of the 2009 season arriving at the AS&G (Anc... (more)

The Princess Cruise Train waits for a meet with another passenger train as the morning fog burns off on what would become a very productive day of photography.

4008 "Spirit of Wasilla" sitting not running at the cruise ship terminal siding on July 15, 2005 with the NCL "Norwegian Dream" dwarfing it in the background