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Welcome to John's Alaska Railroad Web Page!
I fell in love with the Alaska Railroad (ARR) after my wife and I rode it in the summer of 1986. We rode from the Anchorage station to Denali National Park where we backpacked and camped for several days. We returned to Anchorage with a long stop due to Federal Hours of Service Law. The crew had worked its 12 hour shift and a new crew had to be sent in. Not long after returning to my home in Ohio, I began modeling a 12' x 16' ARR HO layout in my basement.
This is an unofficial Alaska Railroad web site. For the official site click here or to make passenger reservations click here.
Please be advised that all Alaska Railroad yards, sidings, section houses, tunnels, access roads, etc. are posted no trespassing and that entering them without permission is very dangerous and also a violation of law.
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hot stuff
ARRC to sell four cabooses - 6/25/09
Have you always wanted to install a caboose in your backyard? Now is your chance to buy one of four that the railroad has up for bid. Check out the news section for more information.
Colorado Railcar comes back from the dead - 6/22/09
Rumors of Colorado Railcar's rebirth have now become fact. Check out the website of American Railcar Company and make sure to download their brochure.
HO scale S-160 survey - 5/20/09
Attention Steam Fans! Your help is needed in determining the potential market for an HO scale ready to run version of the US Army Transportation Corp. S-160 consolidation 2-8-0 locomotive. Click here.
ARR anticipates $26 million in stimulus funding - 6/25/09
The ARRC is set to receive $26 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 also known as "Stimulus" funding. Click here for a brief overview of projects or here for more detailed info on the ARR website.
Budd RDC 712 heading to Wisconsin - 6/21/09
ARR Budd RDC 712 should leave the state on next week's barge. It will travel BNSF to Minneapolis, CN to Tomahawk, WI and then to the Tomahawk Railroad for storage. Eventually it will become a part of Eagle Cove Camp and Conference Center.
Poll
POTW Four cabooses for sale

Alaska weather:
wunderground
- weather.com
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CC's interactive map. 
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satellite image

Alaska webcams:
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4th Ave & G St, Anchorage
- Anchorage port, Anchorage
- Cushman Bridge, Fairbanks
- FAA weather cams
- Whittier
- Whittier dock

Miscellaneous:
- Virtual Guidebook.
- ARR event calendar
- Alaska Railroad Flickr Group
- ARRrailfans Group
- Alaska's Digital Archive
- My past polls

This web site is dedicated in memory of Jeff Childs (1959-2000), railfan, friend and mentor.
Jeff was my inspiration and driving force during the initial creation of this web site.
Jeff's love for the Alaska Railroad was very contagious and will be greatly missed.

And in Memory of...


Page hits since 4/28/97

The Alaska Railroad Logo is copyrighted and used with permission from the Alaska Railroad Corporation
All photos and graphics on this web site are protected intellectual property.
Thanks to Ed Timko for this page's banner image (and for updating the logo!).

© 1997-2009 John Combs unless otherwise noted
Now with over 3,000 photographs!

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