Thumbnails Nenana Canyon Leaving Denali Northbound FOX (Freight Overnight Express) Seward passenger train Southbound passenger train crossing Denali Park trestle North to Cantwell Million Dollar Curve Piggyback freight On the way to Denali NP Black bear at tracks Meeting of work and gravel trains Company work train engines in Bear Valley South of Denali Number 3008 at Nenana Canyon Six locomotives surrounded by fall colors Alaska Railroad crossing Alaska State Fair Crossing a fork of the Matanuska River Aurora 1994 Seward coal train Mountains, fall foliage, trains - it just doesn't get any better than this! Turnagain Arm (1976-1978) A-B-B-B-A at Girdwood (1976-1978) Oil tank train Hot box detector Ski Train 2002 Passenger train from Healy Overpass Grandview and the Aurora Passenger train at Riley Creek trestle Empty tank cars at Healy yard Whittier Shuttle exiting portal 3 into Bear Valley Snow Face (late 1980s) Aerial view of five tunnels in less than one mile Bicentennial locomotives at Garner Tunnel (1977) North Pole's 50th anniversary dinner train No's.2007 and 2008 heading to Fairbanks from North Pole Passenger train southbound from Fairbanks at Ester (1973) Oil train is leaving North Pole for Fairbanks at 25 below Number 1500 leaving south past the earthquake park area (1981) ALCo number 1612 switching passenger train at Anchorage (1977) Number 2504 on the highlands approaching the park (1980) Number 1502 heading a passenger train (1972) Number 1078 pulling hoppers through Portage (1971) A-B-A set of the repainted F-7's (1982) Numbers 1506, 1503, and 1500 in work train service (1979) Northbound passenger departing Anchorage (1976) Southbound freight crossing the Riley Creek Trestle (1979) Of coal and cruise ships Numbers 1500 and 1503 arriving at the Anchorage depot (1984) Numbers 1502 and 1530 northbound on Riley Creek trestle (1982) Termination dust is evident as no. 3015 crosses Riley Creek (1985) The 1508 & 1507 lead a SB passenger train thru Denali Park (1982) Eielson Coal train in North Pole 48 below zero A northbound tank train kicks up snow at the Healy overpass Number 1530 in Fairbanks Number 3005 at Bird Creek A passenger train crossing the Eagle River (1979) An early March morning at Windy picking up the work train FP7 1510 along Turnagain Arm with a ten car passenger extra Palmer Fair Special 1956 A very Alaskan photo...fireweed and a fireball. A passenger train pulled by one of the new SD70MACs at MP129 Fair Special ARR #1000 North 1957 1031 ALCO RSC-1 on four wheel trucks switching #7 South 1957 Train #3 South is shown departing Anchorage for Whittier 1957 A passenger train crossing the Eagle River (2004) Six GP49s crossing the Knik overflow bridge Passenger train at MP 49 in the old loop district (1949-1952) Santa prefers an SD70MAC over a sleigh Second tank train off the North Pole branch for 2005 Winter Hurricane Turn approaching Hurricane Three cruise ships in Seward on the same day A misty morning in Portage Low light image of the oil train at the refinery Bicentennial unit in the lead of a passenger train (1976) Bicentennial F7A #1512 pulls a passenger train (1977) F7 Nos. 1522, 1503, 1516 (1977) Passenger train in the beautiful Alaskan wilderness (1971) Denali as seen from 4002 North Snowfall is above the door at Sherman City Hall No. 4321 South meets the 4002 North at Hurricane Passenger train halted due to snow slide (1940s) Chasing Number 3015 along Turnagain Arm (1980) Southbound passenger train approaches Girdwood Southbound tank train roars through Healy Southbound train from Fairbanks, 4004+4005+oil cars at Honolulu Numbers 4317 & 4016 lead southbound oil train at Fairbanks Numbers 4007 & 3012 lead freight south from Fairbanks Numbers 4318 & 4320 arrive Fairbanks with “Denali Star” Numbers 4324+4010+4015 on coal train to Seward Numbers 4324+4010+4015 on coal train to Seward Numbers 4324+4010+4015 on coal train to Seward Number 4322 north of Portage on “Coastal Classic” to Anchorage Numbers 4014 & 4002 on northbound oil train at MP129 Numbers 4318 & 4320 pass MP129 on “Denali Star” to Anchorage Work train crossing Riley Creek SD70MAC No. 4014 pulls out of the North Pole refinery Passenger train extra #3015 at Windy (1986) R.J. McKay at end of the line in Fairbanks (1986) Ted Prudence getting ice water at Garner (1986) R.J. McKay running the train (1986) Whittier shuttle leaving Portage (1986) RDCs at end of track in Seward (1986) View from engineer's mirror of #3014 emerging from a tunnel (1986) Whittier shuttle leaving Portage (1986) Passenger train inside a tunnel Princess cars crossing the Alaskan wilderness Number 2000 at Bird Creek North Pole oil train Views of the Alaskan winter from an SD70MAC Denali Star from 1,000 feet Whittier tunnel with train Hauling Rip Rap in Healy Canyon No. 3005 and passenger train at Denali Depot No. 1500 at Denali Depot No. 3014 delivering coal from Healy P-31 along the Seward Highway Numbers 1072 and 1078 with Whittier freight #23 ARR #1070 and "Aurora" #6 Four GP49s pulling a mixed train (1983) Six F7s in the Anchorage Yard Two beautiful photos from Frank Pantuso's trip Isn't wintertime in Alaska awesome! F7 no. 1510 pulling passenger train (1975) Chasing the Aurora to Wasilla Aurora on Hurricane Gulch Bridge (1975) Number 1510 pulling a passenger train (1975) Number 1606 pulling a freight train (1975) Freight train on the Ferry bridge (1975) A long freight train rounds the bend (1975) Number 2502 heads up an oil train (1975) Passenger train pulled by Number 1510 (1975) Riding the Whittier shuttle (1975) 4th of July train above tunnel (1962) Number 4317 pulls a passenger train along Turnagain Arm Hurricane Curves Nenana Sunset F units taking the sun (1976) No 1500 at Ferry (1984) No. 1508 in New York A string of black and yellow (1984) Pulling a freight train near McKinley Park (1982) Arctic Power Night Light No. 2809 and 3010 leading a passenger train at Denali Park Coal train in the Loop District
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