The Hurricane Turn train is tied up in Talkeetna on a beautiful afternoon. This is a former Amtrak F40PH.

The lead locomotive begins the crossing of the Hurricane Guch bridge with the creek some 296 feet below. It is quite the sight on this day.

The southbound 188W local coal train from Fairbanks to the Usibelli Mine site near Healy, AK is seen rolling through the thru-truss bridge at Ferry, AK with L-window GP40-2 3007 leading the way!

Talkeetna, Alaska's population has more than doubled as the Winter Aurora passenger train has made its station stop to discharge passengers and goods, as well as pick up a tour group to continue o... (more)

My wife and I headed for Denali Park last Friday for what we hoped would be a great weekend. We managed to grab a train shot as we headed north. Some how our schedule managed to coincide with the ... (more)

A shiny Alaskan GP40-2 seats at the depot in a beautiful Alaskan Summer day.

The regularly scheduled passenger train followed the ski train by about an hour, yep that's two trains this winters day in daylight, and is seen about to arrive at the Talkeetna Depot on a clear b... (more)

After a day of cross country skiing the Ski Train is returning its weary travelers to Anchorage seen here at MP 207 with the towering Alaska Range in the background. Just to the left and out of th... (more)

With the knowledge of a late running south freight and clear skies forecasted I had plans to get to Talkeetna ahead of the freight and get a shot of the train exiting the bridge with Denali standi... (more)

The northbound Denali Star has just departed from a station stop at Talkeetna. Just north of the depot, we pass the Hurricane Turn local waiting to get onto the main. Tourists at one of the local ... (more)

The northbound Winter Aurora passenger train arrives in Talkeetna under the watchful eye of Mt. McKinley, known almost universally in Alaska as Denali, and the Alaska Range. It was a beautiful day... (more)

"What the heck is that!?" A very interesting load sitting on the siding in Talkeetna, Alaska. This load must be going up to the northern part of Alaska where there is a lot of snow. This load must... (more)

The Great One - That's the common interpretation of the native Athabaskan name for Mt. McKinley, North America's highest mountain at 20,320 ft. in elevation. On a clear day the moun... (more)

Train Time! Excited passengers, weary tour bus drivers, and enthusiastic adventurers, and Jack Goodwell (ARRC's ticket agent - in the orange vest) are on the platform to greet the arrival... (more)

Talkeetna in March is a simply splendid place. The days are getting long, it's cold but not deathly so, and the rivers are all frozen and perfect for playing on! This shot was taken from cross c... (more)