A shot I have long tried to capture finally came together as I followed a coal train south from Anchorage on a very nice summer's eve. It is bitter sweet however as this is likely to be the last e... (more)

This shot of the 181S may turn out to be the very last export coal train on the Alaska Railroad. With the soft coal market this will be the last train needed to fill the coal ship at Seward. Curre... (more)

With coal traffic being what it is earlier this year I focused my efforts on what may be the last export trains on the Alaska Railroad. Seen here coming into Girdwood. On the right are the Chugach... (more)

Following the Coastal Classic to Seward was this rare coal train of 2016, only the 6th train of export coal all year. But it was a beautiful day to be out. In just moments the crew will cross 20 M... (more)

In another view from the Bird Point area we see another coal train approximately a week later. The down turn in coal will really have an impact on the Alaska RR, as if we needed another, as these ... (more)

I have been doing some hiking around the Bird Point area recently and was rewarded with this shot of the south coal train headed for Seward on a beautiful August afternoon

A three unit set of MACs are shoving hard on the rear of an export coal train as they climb Grandview Hill en-route to the Port of Seward. There was quite a bit more snow in 2013 as opposed to thi... (more)

Following a loaded coal train south from Healy is challenging enough without having to contend with sucker holes. Unfortunately I lost the battle here as the train crests the summit of Broad Pass ... (more)

A single DP Unit brings up the rear of a southbound coal train destined for Seward on this day before the official start of passenger season 2014. Tomorrow this sleepy, 2-3 trains a week, line sou... (more)

On a late summer morning the southbound export coal train negotiates all the twists and turns along the shores of Turnagain Arm and MP 86 of the Kenai Subdivision en route to Seward.

So far this summer the Anchorage area is off to a wet start with plenty of rain and more in the forecast. So, in searching the archives I found this shot of a southbound coal train at Bird Point o... (more)

A southbound coal train travels along the shores of Turnagain Arm for about 40 miles between Anchorage and portage before turning inland for Seward, seen here at Rainbow.

The rear DPU units cross C Street in front of the Alaska Railroad General Office Building on the start of a beautiful summer morning. In the background is the Port of Anchorage.

In was what an incredibly warm day here in Alaska, 71 in Anchorage, I know that doesn't seem warm to many of you but trust me when I say it was shorts an T-shirt weather. So in recognition of that... (more)

In case anyone was interested in where I was at tonight. I was enjoying 70 degree weather, eating barbeque and grabbing a few photos along the way. Not a bad way to spend a Spring evening, IMHO. T... (more)