A shot probably not obtainable nowadays due to security issues, 2808 and 2806 rumble through the Elmendorf Air Force Base grounds with a southbound gravel train during late evening in August 1985.... (more)
Looking down from the sidwalk of the C Street Bridge as an ARR yard job switches out cars at the warehouse. The building on the left houses the ARR's stores department and they still regularly sh... (more)
A line of police vehicles both marked and undercover wait adjacent the ARRC's team track just outside the yard office. They are observing the new Colorado Railcar built DMU pull in account US Spe... (more)
With temperatures dipping into the teens here on the first of November as I type this, I thought it would be nice to look back at warmer days. Earlier this year the trees are sparkling emerald as... (more)
A yard crew drills flats at the north end of the Anchorage yard on a cool crisp Friday afternoon. The head end has nosed out on to controlled track on the Elmendorf Siding just north of control p... (more)
A Grande heritage in Alaska A close up view of the friction bearing trucks on former ARR boxcar #11021 reveals the original owner of this 1943 vintage troop sleeper. After the war, this c... (more)
The United States Army's Ft. Richardson that abuts the city of Anchorage is laced with a virtual maze of rail lines. While nearly all of them now sit unused and derelict, the miles and miles of t... (more)
An ARR yard crew goes about their duties pulling one loaded gondola that will be sailing south in just a few days for a date with the Union Pacific in Seattle. This is as close to street running ... (more)
While there is no snow in Anchorage yet, the snow line is creeping very low on the neighboring Chugach Mountains seen just to the east of downtown. However, today it is beautiful as an ARR yard c... (more)
After making a switch on some flats staged for military loading this lovely ARR geep poses beside the new Port of Anchorage sign to line behind their derail. This trackage and landscaping are all... (more)
E9A 2401 (former Amtrak 430/UP 957) and F7B 1503 stand outside of the ARR Workshops at Anchorage in August 1985.
Retired MRS1 1603 (former US Army B-2053) sits quietly at Anchorage locomotive depot in August 1985.
A Seward freight sits in Anchorage Yard just ahead of an evening cloud bank in August 1985. Awaiting departure are 3017, 3012, 3019 and 3002.
Having attention to its drawgear, 2402 sits inside the maintenance shed at Anchorage in August 1985.
The Northbound Denali Express rolls across Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage enroute to Denali and eventually Fairbanks. While it is operating this day with a HEP-equipped SD70MAC, this trai... (more)
