Due to a massive rock slide that buried the highway road access to the coastal town of Whittier on Prince William was cut off. The ARR came to the rescue by offering twice daily round trip passen... (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)

Not what one generally thinks of when they think of the Alaska Railroad, the APU spur is one of my personal favorite photo locations. This obscure little branch leads one mile off the ARR mainlin... (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)

Not what one generally thinks of when they think of the Alaska Railroad, the APU spur is one of my personal favorite photo locations. This obscure little branch leads one mile off the ARR mainlin... (more)

Due to a massive rock slide that buried the highway road access to the coastal town of Whittier on Prince William was cut off. The ARR came to the rescue by offering twice daily round trip passen... (more)

An Anchorage yard job trundles through the still substantial snow on this last day of March. The vintage black geep is swapping a load for an empty on this little spur that sits adjacent the main... (more)

Mixed Train 2009! In an historic first, due to changing traffic patterns the ARR has chosen to exercise its FRA waiver to run mixed trains consisting of revenue passenger and haz-mat freigh... (more)

Mixed Train 2009! In an historic first, due to changing traffic patterns the ARR has chosen to exercise its FRA waiver to run mixed trains consisting of revenue passenger and haz-mat freigh... (more)

The eye plays tricks on you in this view from the engineer's seat. The mirror reflect the three trailing geeps and a long string of tank cars in adjacent track 1 while that same string blends ev... (more)

"Alaskan Agriculture" - Now how is that for an oxymoron? This hopper is one of two that wear this unique paint scheme. A small fleet was purchased in the early 1980s to support export fro... (more)

Two GP40-2s built new for the ARR in 1975 still wear their as delivered black and yellow scheme. They are sitting on the freight main at the north end of the yard awaiting a small traffic jam to ... (more)

Sidelined - Four MP15s sit on the ready track with stacks capped and fuel tanks marked "do not fuel." These four units' careers are over in Alaska and they are awaiting shipment to the low... (more)

On a cold snowy Sunday typical of springtime in Alaska a yard crew is switching at the north end of the yard with the export coal train power. The gently falling snowflakes seem so harmless, yet ... (more)