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.
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Steam locomotive #557 arrives in Anchorage - 1/3/12
Number 557 was built in 1944 and retired in 1959. In the mid 1960s it was purchased by collector extraordinaire Monte Holm in Moses lake, WA. In 2008 it was purchased by the Jansen family (Lynden Inc.) who donated it to the Alaska Railroad this year. The ARRC pledges to get it restored and operational within eight years of delivery. Click here for more information.
Building #208 Panama Mogul - 12/22/11
Keep on eye on Pat Durand's incredible project of turning an HO scale Bachmann ALCO mogul into Alaska Railroad #208 Panama Mogul. This is an ongoing effort so check back often for updates!
Alaska Railroad job opportunities - 1/20/12
Would you like to work for the Alaska Railroad? I know I sure would! They are hiring five new positions right now. You'll find more job description information here.
National Railway Historical Society to convene in Alaska - 12/13/11
The National Railway Historical Society has revealed it will hold its 2013 convention in Anchorage, Alaska. The event will also include pre-convention activities in Fairbanks, Alaska, and several charter train operations on Alaska Railroad.
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POTW Boxcar hobby store

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
- Alaska Marine Lines
- Anchorage port, Anchorage
- Cushman Bridge, Fairbanks
- FAA weather cams
- Whittier
- Whittier dock
- ARR Depot (DNP)

Miscellaneous:
- Virtual Guidebook.
- ARR Gift Shop
- Alaska Railroad Flickr Group
- ARRrailfans Group
- Railpictures.net (ARR)
- 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!).
© 1997-2010 John Combs unless otherwise noted
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