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» Alaska Railroad (more..)
» EMD GP40-2 (more..) |
» Alaska Division Mainline MP 82.5
» Brookman, Alaska, USA (more..)
» October 01, 2011 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
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» Dave Blaze... (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| Autumn is fleeting in Alaska with the peak foliage lasting only a day or two it seems. If one wants to get out and shoot trains amidst the color the window is extremely narrow. Knowing that a northbound freight would be leaving Whittier in daylight on a Saturday I knew that I just had to give it a try. Alas for the first 35 miles it was simply dark with low clouds and driving rain and there were no opportunities for shots. Finally the rain let up enough to give this a try at a spot just north of Brookman siding along the shore of Turnagain Arm. The train is a 27 car mixed freight with interchange off the CN's Aqua Train that arrived Whittier the previous evening after a three day sail across the Gulf of Alaska from Prince Rupert, BC. On the point are twin GP40-2s built new for the ARR one each in the original as delivered scheme and the current livery. |
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