End of the Line - What we have here is a rather unique and fascinating operation. Flint Hills Resources operates a large refinery in North Pole, Alaska and they lease a fleet of nearly 450... (more)

End of the Line - What we have here is a rather unique and fascinating operation. Flint Hills Resources operates a large refinery in North Pole, Alaska and they lease a fleet of nearly 450... (more)

After a fun chase from Whittier (two-thirds of which was in the rain - but who cares!) we grab our final shot of the morning. Looking down from the Old Seward Hwy overpass the full length of the ... (more)

Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4001 and others take refuge from a cold Alaska night in the diesel shop at Anchorage undergoing some routine maintenance.

Time to Show Off! - Every spring the ARR hosts a lavish open house in both Anchorage and Fairbanks to show off the railroad. This year Anchorage's featured equipment displays both freight ... (more)

Time to Show Off! - Every spring the ARR hosts a lavish open house in both Anchorage and Fairbanks to show off the railroad. This year Anchorage's featured equipment displays both freight ... (more)

Big Engine - Little People! - Ok, before everyone freaks out about this shot this is basically the one time a year this is acceptable. Every spring the ARR hosts a lavish open house in bot... (more)

ARR 3015 is seen here at the Anchorage depot basking in the sun on a warm sunny spring day in Alaska awaiting its next run into the last frontier.

Top Cover and Global Engagement - The ARR has a long history intertwined with the US military dating back from its earliest days when US Army engineers under the leadership of Lt. Fredrick ... (more)

Cats and Geeps - One of the ARR Maintenance of Way department's big excavators sits on a flat car up against the end ramp in Anchorage. Anchorage TOFC employees will unlash and unload the ... (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)

Alaska RR rotary snow plow #3 basking in the summer sun at Anchorage yard awaiting its move up to a siding at Curry for long-term storage awaiting its disposition. This plow was built by the Cooke... (more)

Every year the city of Anchorage hosts a two week long celebration called Fur Rendezvous...or Rondy as it's known. This is a winter carnival and the city's biggest celebration of the year. The f... (more)

It is a spectacular clear and bright early fall day in the Last Frontier and the birch trees are have already turned and the higher peaks of the Chugach are already dusted in show. This shot was ... (more)

It is a spectacular clear and bright early fall day in the Last Frontier and the birch trees are have already turned but the early snow has melted off the peaks of the Chugach Mountains. This sho... (more)