A couple of MACs have last nights 130S well in hand as they pass the high/wide detector at White's Crossing. It is rare to catch the southbound freight so far from Anchorage during the daylight ho... (more)
If one were to peruse my collection of photos on RPN they would see that over the years I have shot numerous trains here. Mostly passenger trains in the Summer and Fall with an occasional work tra... (more)
It isn't often that the Alaska Railroad runs a daylight freight between Fairbanks and Anchorage, especially in the winter. And I suppose this is barely daylight but it is 4:11 PM there just isn't ... (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)
A late running south freight rolls under the Old Glen Highway near Matanuska Junction. Not often at this time of year do you get an opportunity to catch the south freight in daylight hours. Chalk ... (more)
The south freight is a couple of miles out of Wasilla on a beautiful morning. During this time frame 2008 the Alaska Railroad ran two freights each direction 4 days a week and one in each directio... (more)
After crossing the Tanana River the railroad arrives in the small town of Nenana. Although the sun is relative low on the horizon it is still more than two hours to sunset. In a somewhat unusual o... (more)
The south freight crosses the large bridge across the Tanana River in Nenana, just about 2 hours out of Fairbanks. This two man crew is still 10 hours away from their home terminal of Anchorage on... (more)
The overnight freight has just arrived Anchorage from Fairbanks and because Flint Hills Refinery is the railroad's largest customer the railroad will use the road power to spot the tank farm with ... (more)
It is 12:06 AM and the daily freight bound for Anchorage is just minutes away from Denali Park and the days sunshine doesn't have much longer either. Summer days in Alaska.
Springtime in Alaska! Three SD70MACs shove north up the south end of the Anchorage yard lead and around the loop toward the port to deliver their train load of refined petroleum products to the F... (more)
