A little something from the dark side. The returning Coastal Classic makes track speed roughly 15 miles from Anchorage. The crew started at 0630 on this morning and will tie up at 2230 for a total... (more)

Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4319 heads back to the Anchorage Yard from the port with a long string of tank cars. In the background is the Alaska Railroad shops and storage yard, where several cruise ... (more)

The longest passenger train of Alaska Railroad's annual operating season - the Nordic Ski Association charter train - operated on March 11, 2017, and is seen returning from their day stay at Curry... (more)

The clouds are just starting to break up and allow just a sliver of sunshine to meekly light the scene. 4319 leads 87 cars for the dock at Whittier, it is rather rare to catch a solid manifest on ... (more)

Today it finally worked out where a train was working its way south and I had some time that I could devote to a few pictures. Initially the weather was terrible in Anchorage with snow flurries an... (more)

The Alaska Railroad ran a pair of sold out Kids Valentines Trains on the Saturday before Valentines Day. In this view we see the northbound returning 3 PM train approaching Rainbow Siding. The Ke... (more)

My wife and I headed for Denali Park last Friday for what we hoped would be a great weekend. We managed to grab a train shot as we headed north. Some how our schedule managed to coincide with the ... (more)

ARR 4319 and the Aurora Winter Train cross over the Tanana River shortly after having departed Nenana. The sun has been slowly sinking into the cloud cover to the west and the train catches the l... (more)

I had often looked at this location as a possible photo location but usually I wasn't equipped to wade through the bog to get the shot. Well, that changed last night when a buddy and I waded throu... (more)

The northbound Anchorage-to-Fairbanks freight cuts through Ft. Richardson with Operation Lifesaver unit ARR 4319 leading the way. The OLS sticker was attached to 4319's cab at some point last sum... (more)

The southbound journey of the Coastal Classic has miles and miles of shoreline running, including both ocean and lake side shorelines. Seen here along the shore of Kenai Lake about an hour out of ... (more)

ARR 4319 leads the northbound Coastal Classic past the marsh waters just south of Portage on a calendar-perfect evening. This area was devastated during the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake which was ... (more)

ARR 4319 brings the daily Coastal Classic northbound through Portage. This train departed Anchorage at 0645L and arrived in Seward a little after 1100L. The return trip departed Seward at 1800L ... (more)

The daily Coastal Classic is on its return leg to Anchorage after spending the day in Seward. The shores of the Turnagain Arm, the railroad tracks, and the Seward Highway are in close proximity l... (more)

The Coastal Classic pops into view as it nears Portage on its run north from Seward to Anchorage. The tracks diverged away from any road system some 33 miles ago in Moose Pass, and this is the fi... (more)