Napoleon Bonaparte said, "A picture is worth a thousand words." With this in mind, you'll find contemporary photos of Locomotive 557 as she makes her journey back to Alaska, is shipped across The Great Land, is lovingly and painstakingly restored and finally, as she once again thunders down the rails. Excitement! Excitement! Excitement!


• Photos
  • Ken Rueben is in Whittier where #557 is being used in MoW work
  • Making its last passenger run
  • In the Anchorage yard in 1959
  • Rare color photo of locomotive under full steam
  • At the Anchorage depot in 1952
  • Tucked into the Whittier engine house circa 1957
  • A rear view of #557
  • In Anchorage, January 1965
  • Going to first Alaska State Fair circa 1959
  • In Anchorage in 1965
  • 1957 NRHS Trip to Alaska
  • In Everett, Washington in 1965
  • Promo for the 2012 ARRC open house
  • Last steamer on Alaska Railroad Palmer bound to first Alaska State Fair
  • 557 in Whittier on the Charter in June of 1959
  • Dan Bolyard's Big Bend Railroad photos: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13
  • Martin E. Hansen's color photo of #557 in Whittier

• Preparing for her journey to Seattle
  • Photos James DeBroeck
  • Photos by Dan Bolyard
  • Photos by Jeff DeBroeck
• Passing Through Connell, Washington
• Arriving in Whittier
• Video of 557 arriving in Whittier
• Locomotive 557 in Whittier
• From Whittier to Anchorage
  • Photos by Dave Blazejewski
  • Photos by Bill Evans
• Arriving in Anchorage
• Temporary Layover
• In the diesel shop
• At the 2012 Open House
• Loading 557 in Anchorage and transporting to Wasilla
• Rusty Wendlandt's shop photos 3/6/23
• Mike Gerenday's flues and tubes installation 3/25/23

Photos

• Alaska Railroad #555
• Museum donates Tender to Alaska Railroad
• Tender Preparations
• Number 577 at Open House
• Tender Move
• Art Chase's Tender Move
• Preparing to Move 557
• The Trip to Wasilla
• Locomotive 557 in a tight spot
• Restoration Company "Meet and Greet"
• Art Chase's Locomotive Inspection
• Art Chase's Restoration Photos
  • 09/16/12
  • 02/18/13
  • 05/14/13
  • 01/28/14 videos (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
  • 02/15/14
  • 08/01/14
• Jeff DeBroeck's Restoration Photos/Videos
  • 09/11/12
  • 09/15/12
  • 11/19/12
  • 01/01/13
  • 01/20/13
  • 06/01/13
  • 06/15/13
  • 11/30/13 - Removal of the drivers for shipping to TVRM (1, 2)
  • Video of jack operations
    • Jack set
    • Jacking operation
    • Jacks going up
    • Ron on the front of the jack
  • Video of rolling out the drivers (1, 2, 3)
  • 03/16/14
  • 04/29/14
  • first movie and removing tube stubs movie, 06/23/14
  • Crown sheet removal and lights over crown sheet
  • Ahh………………you guys sure it goes that way?
• Stewart Sterling's Photos
  • 08/2012
  • 02/2014
  • 02/08/2014
  • 02/22/2014
  • 03/01/2014
  • 03/08/2014
  • 03/22/2014
  • 03/29/2014
  • 05/17/2014
  • 06/28/2014
  • 08/30/2014
  • 10/04/2014
  • 11/22/2014
  • 03/28/2015
  • 05/30/2015
  • 06/06/2015
  • 06/13/2015
  • 06/20/2015
  • 10/17/2015
  • 12/05/2015
  • 01/02/2016 and 01/16/2016
  • 02/06/2016
  • 06/04/2016
• Timothy Coahran's Tender Photos
  • 08/20/12
• Banner at the 557 Restoration Company's building
• Jonathan Fischer's photos
• Engine 557 Restoring Alaskan history
• "Extra 557 Returning" Portrait reveal and 557 Restoration Company booth at the 2014 ARR Open House
  
• Art Chase's Restoration Video Updates
  • August 22, 2012
    • The beginning, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, Cool huh?
  • September 16, 2012
    • #1,  #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7
  • February 18, 2013
    • Cutting tubes 1, cutting tubes 2, fun times, update, boiler, removing the tubes
  • May 14, 2013
    • Jeff and I removing the last remnants of the tubes from the rear flues sheet
  • February 15, 2014
    • 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6, 7, 8, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 11C, 12, 13A, 13B, 14

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