The Northbound Denali Star crosses Riley Creek on a nice steel trestle and arrives on time at the Denali Park station. This is one of the last runs of the daily train as staring next week this train will operate on the winter schedule of N on Saturdays and S on Sundays. Winter is coming and the change in temperature, color, tourists and everything else that is Alaska is readily apparent on this day.
Landscape photography is difficult due to the challenge of combining good light and good scenery. Good railroad photography enters another level of complexity since it requires the first two while there is a train in view.