News: Snow Slide Closes Line - 12/29/99 | |
News: Crews Complete Track Repairs - 12/29/99 | |
News: Line May Reopen Today - 12/29/99 | |
News: Railroad details reforms - 12/29/99 | |
News: More derailment news - 12/28/99 | |
Photos: Added 14 pix to the former locomotive roster and one to the curresnt roster - 12/27/99 | |
News: Refinery ships fuel in trucks after derailment - 12/27/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Richard Sanders boxcar - 12/27/99 | |
News: ARR 4001 Shipped - 12/25/99 | |
News: Spill team reaches wreckage, 100,000 gallons lost from jet-fuel tank cars, ADN (Thanks to Louis Friend for bringing this link to my attention. Being the holidays, I would have missed it. And it has a good photo too!) - 12/24/99 | |
News: Locomotive Derailment Info - 12/24/99 | |
Photos: Got a bunch of new photos added to the former locomotive roster - 12/23/99 | |
News: Train spills jet fuel; Crash threatens Big Susitna River (ADN) - 12/23/99 | |
News: Lightning Strikes Twice - Another ARR Fuel Tank Derailment - 12/22/99 | |
Photos: Added three Louis Friend photos of the ARR and the Alaska State Fair to the "On the Rails" page - 12/22/99 | |
Photos: Added a Randy Thompson photo of RDC #702 - 12/22/99 | |
Snowfighting: Officially announcing the addition of a new snowfighting page. Also, added some new commentary to it from Frank Dewey - 12/22/99 | |
Photos: Added a Matt McCullor photo of leased unit 3876 - 12/21/99 | |
Photos: Added three Louis Friend photos to the MOW section - 12/21/99 | |
Photos: Added a Louis Friend photo of leased unit 3876 - 12/21/99 | |
Passenger car roster: Added a bunch more photos to the passenger car roster. Thanks to Louis Friend, Duane Frank, Matt McCullor, Jeff Childs, Curt Fortenberry and Randy Thompson for these pix. I am still missing 12 and would appreciate someone sending them to me. - 12/21/99 | |
Photos: Added a photo of former roster member S-2 #7109 - 12/20/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Mike Weatherell's snowfighting photo - 12/20/99 | |
Freight/Passenger: Added a sample of a hopper fleet utilization plan (summer 1999) to the Hoppers page - 12/15/99 | |
News: Latest ARRC Website Info - 12/15/99 | |
Picture of the Week: A double header - Tanks Away! - 12/13/99 | |
News: Tunnel plan is revised, Size limit eased for Whittier route - 12/10/99 | |
Route Map: Officially added my ARR Route Map page. Enjoy!- 12/9/99 | |
Video: Three new video clips - 12/9/99 | |
News: Panel seeks private railroad bids - 12/9/99 | |
Modeling: Added another K-Line to the O scale roster - 12/8/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Curt Fortenberry's photo of #3011 pulling a passenger train - 12/6/99 | |
News: Girdwood voters oppose rail spur - 12/2/99 | |
News: ARR SD70MAC #4001 Spotted at EMD Plant - 12/1/99 | |
News: ARR SD70MAC #4001 Spotted at EMD Plant - 11/30/99 | |
Stories: The Last Accommodation - 11/30/99 | |
Modeling: Updated pages for two additional O scale K-Line items - 11/29/99 | |
Links: Added Louis Friend's "Alaska Train Photos" link to my ARR links page - 11/29/99 | |
News: Girdwood debates rail spur - 11/29/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Wasilla Depot as seen through the camera lens of Louis Friend - 11/29/99 | |
Photos: Added a photo of 1500 which was eventually used in the film "Runaway Train" - 11/23/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Matt McCullor captures a Helm leasing unit - 11/22/99 | |
News: Size of rail spill hazy, state says - 11/19/99 | |
Photos: Added a photo of caboose #1026 - 11/15/99 | |
Photos: Moved Harold Emerick's ARR crossing photo (last week's POTW) to the "On the Rails" photo section - 11/15/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Taking the fun out of the Florida Fun Train - 11/15/99 | |
Modeling: Updated pages for additional O scale K-Line items - 11/12/99 | |
News: Whole Lot of Rebuilding Going On (Again!) - 11/10/99 | |
News: Whole Lot of Rebuilding Going On - 11/9/99 | |
News: Helms Units Prepared for Return - 11/8/99 | |
Photos: Moved Ken Reuben's GE 45 Ton and Desoto photos (last week's POTW) to the former locomotive roster; added another photo of #557 - 11/8/99 | |
News: Missouri Central Railroad is New Owner of Ex-ARR GP7's - 11/8/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Unique photo from Harold Emerick - 11/8/99 | |
Modeling: Updated pages for additional G scale Reefer cars (Thanks Harold!) - 11/6/99 | |
News: Lionel to Produce ARR Passenger Car Set - 11/6/99 | |
News: Status of Florida Fun Train Cars - 11/6/99 | |
News: Jet Fuel Cleanup Sluggish, Anchorage Daily News - 11/5/99 | |
Photos: Added yet another caboose photo and corrected the information on caboose 1075 - 11/4/99 | |
Railroadiana: Added a Scenic Rail Tours t-shirt to my collection - 11/4/99 | |
Modeling: Updated pages for additional HO locomotives and O scale K-Line items - 11/4/99 | |
News: ARRC to Lease Four Locos - 11/4/99 | |
News: ARR Oil Spill Status Page - 11/3/99 | |
News: Anchorage Daily News Article: Rail cars derail; crews fight fuel leak - 11/1/99 | |
News: Derailment/Whittier Road Project - 11/1/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Three more historic photos from Ken Reuben - 11/1/99 | |
Photos: Added four new caboose photos - 10/29/99 | |
Modeling: Richard Sanders has retired from making HO scale freight and locomotive decals. Randy Thompson bought out his remaining inventory and will be the new distributor. - 10/26/99 | |
Photos: Added eight new Casey Durand photos in the former locomotive roster. Enjoy! - 10/25/99 | |
Freight/Passenger: Added Harold Emerick's photo of caboose #1068 to the Caboose Page - 10/25/99 | |
News: Dome/Diner Rebuild - 10/25/99 | |
Modeling: Purchased an N scale dummy locomotive and caboose - 10/25/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Another photo of #1508. Moved former POTW to photos section - 10/25/99 | |
Photos: Added five new photos, four in the former locomotive roster section and one in the current. As time permits, I am going to bombard the former locomotive roster with tons of photos. Enjoy! - 10/21/99 | |
News: Two new News item: Rebuild bid and locomotive accident - 10/21/99 | |
Bibliography: This page was getting too big. I've now broken it down into subpages. - 10/20/99 | |
SD70MACs: Added an ARR SD70MAC page. Let me know what you think of it. - 10/18/99 | |
Addresses: Added Michael Patrick's email address - 10/18/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Beautiful fall foliage and six locomotives! - 10/18/99 | |
News: New SD70MAC Font Lettering - 10/12/99 | |
Picture of the Week: FP7-A in original passenger paint scheme - 10/11/99 | |
Links: Added a link to an new Unofficial Alaska Railroad Page (Gosh, some competition!)- 10/6/99 | |
Photos: Ken Reuben's photo of 266 (former POTW) with historical information provided by Don Marenzi - 10/6/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Stephen Shelton's 1959 photo of two locomotives - 10/4/99 | |
Stories: Stephen Shelton's NRHS visit - 10/4/99 | |
News: A slew of ARR info updates from Jeff Childs - 9/30/99 | |
News: Caboose 1075 donated - 9/29/99 | |
Railroadiana: Added a post card, patch and three mousepads to my Alaska Railroad railroadiana collection - 9/27/99 | |
News: SD70MAC Update - 9/27/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Matt McCullor's photo of #3009 - 9/27/99 | |
Site index: To aid in site navigation, I have added an index. - 9/24/99 | |
Stories: The Midnight Sun - 9/24/99 | |
Links : Added three new links - 9/22/99 | |
Overview: Added history of ARR #2002 - 9/22/99 | |
Email Addresses: Added Willow Peyton's (ARR Business Systems Analyst) email address - 9/22/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Ken Reuben's historic #266 - 9/20/99 | |
Email Addresses: Added Steve Dalton's and updated Tom Koole's email addresses - 9/17/99 | |
Creations: Added Vince Arizzi's GP-9 - 9/17/99 | |
Stories: Fred Stout's trip report - 9/17/99 | |
Railroadiana: Added a coin, envelope, two post cards and a hard hat to my Alaska Railroad railroadiana collection - 9/17/99 | |
News: Latest ARR news via Casey Durand - 9/17/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Bill Hutchinson's unusual tunnel photo - 9/13/99 | |
News: ARR Leasing Additional Hoppers - 9/12/99 | |
Email Addresses: Updated Louis Friend's email address (lucky dog moved to Palmer, Alaska) - 9/9/99 | |
Forms: Added a Safety Concern/Issue/Question form - 9/7/99 | |
News: Man hit, killed by train; Railroad says he was lying on tracks - 9/7/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Number 1510 from the Alaska Railroad Collection - 9/6/99 | |
News: Misc. ARR Information - 9/6/99 | |
K-Line is releasing four highly detailed ARR items this fall. These cars are reproduced with a strict attention to size and prototypical details. - 9/3/99 | |
Terminology: Added a definition for "Mosey speed" - 9/3/99 | |
Overview: Added "acquired date" to the roster; provided a link to the entire ARR roster - 9/1/99 | |
News: Florida Fun Train on the Move - 8/31/99 | |
Modeling: Added three O scale items (from K-Line) to the known list - 8/31/99 | |
Photographs: Moved last week's POTW to photos section - 8/30/99 | |
Modeling: Added a Z scale boxcar to the known list - 8/30/99 | |
News: Upcoming ARR Web Site Features - 8/30/99 | |
Picture of the Week: R.C. Easton's MRS - 8/30/99 | |
News: Tunnel Worries Boat Owner - 8/27/99 | |
Modeling: Added N, HO and G items - 8/26/99 | |
News: Walthers Issuing ARR Rotary Snowplow - 8/26/99 | |
Photographs: Just a few growing pains. I created separate pages for each group of photos. This should load a bit faster. - 8/25/99 | |
News: Alaska Railroad's Future in the Next Century - 8/25/99 | |
Email Addresses: Added Lorraine "Raini" Risch, ARR employee - 8/24/99 | |
Photographs: Added Jack McIntosh's photo of 3011 (last week's POTW) - 8/24/99 | |
Photographs: Added a fine photo of 3012 by E.D. Motis - 8/24/99 | |
Picture of the Week: FP7A in passenger paint scheme - 8/23/99 | |
My Railroadiana: Purchased a new postcard - 8/21/99 | |
My N scale roster: Purchased an N scale 57' mechanical reefer. You can buy one here. Also added this to the N scale modeling section - 8/21/99 | |
Modeling: Added a G scale GP9 to the roster - 8/21/99 | |
News: Alaska eyes commuter trains - 8/21/99 | |
Creations: A new section featuring people's ARR creations - 8/5/99 | |
News: ARRC Receives Loaner Business Car - 8/3/99 | |
Picture of the Week: I am on vacation until 8/22 so here's three pix - 8/2/99 | |
News: William Sheffield's Memo Regarding the Purchase of the Florida Fun Train - 7/30/99 | |
News: Latest ARR news from the MSMREE's July Northstar Newsletter - 7/29/99 | |
News: Canada asked to link rail system to Alaska - 7/29/99 | |
Stories: Paul Zoller's moose sighting story - 7/26/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Cool photos for these hot days - 7/26/99 | |
Railroadiana: Bought an ARR t-shirt via Ebay- 7/22/99 | |
Railfan: Added a Conrail Moraine Yard entry to my railfan page - 7/22/99 | |
Email Addresses: Upated Duane Frank's email address - 7/22/99 | |
Email Addresses: Upated John Bienkiewicz's email address - 7/19/99 | |
Freight and Passenger: New Cranes page! - 7/19/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Here is a crane picture to kick off my new Cranes page in the freight and passenger section - 7/19/99 | |
News: Anchorage Depot Remodeling - 7/18/99 | |
My HO Layout: Added a G scale eskimo boxcar and N scale tank car to my rosters - 7/16/99 | |
Modeling: Who would have guessed?!? ARR in G scale! - 7/16/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Just like you were there! - 7/12/99 | |
Photos: Moved Bill Evans' former POTW to photos section - 7/8/99 | |
News: Anchorage Daily News article on the rock slide - 7/8/99 | |
News: Rock Slide Closes Main Track - 7/7/99 | |
Modeling: O scale section now has photos of most items - 7/7/99 | |
News: Latest ARR news from the MSMREE's Northstar Newsletter - 7/7/99 | |
Modeling: New stuff added to HO freight section plus Casey Durand's locomotive detailing tips added to the HO locomotive section - 7/7/99 | |
Picture of the Week Jeff Childs' photo helps me think cool thoughts - 7/5/99 | |
Photos: Thanks to Robert Krol, I know have my roster photos complete with the additon of #2002 - 7/1/99 | |
Alaska Railroad seeks photos for photomosiac poster: Okay, get out your cameras and start clicking away! - 7/1/99 | |
Stories: The Lucky Moose - 6/28/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Two fine photos from Bill Evans - 6/28/99 | |
Mileposts: No new links, but fixed a half dozen broken ones - 6/8/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Here is the pictures of the week for the next three weeks - 6/7/99 | |
Riding and Photographing: Added Dave Beagle's (from Holland America) comments on riding the Westours cars - 6/4/99 | |
Email Addresses: Added Bill Bailey, locomotive engineer. Welcome aboard! - 6/4/99 | |
Railroadiana: Yup, I added a few more goodies to my collection - 6/1/99 | |
Email Lottery: Announced the last two email lottery winners! It's over. :-( - 6/1/99 | |
News: Latest ARR Info - 6/1/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Baggage car photo by Robert Krol - 5/31/99 | |
Freight/Passenger: Added ARR passenger cars section - 5/31/99 | |
Links: Additional four new links - 5/29/99 | |
News: Additional Info on Locomotive/Semi Collision - 5/26/99 | |
Modeling: Added gondola (thanks Ebay!) and Eskimo boxcar (thanks Steve!) to N scale roster - 5/25/99 | |
News: Chief Engineer Plans Reline Work - 5/25/99 | |
From Randy Thompson: "I have been in touch with a major Laserkit manufacturer and they are interested in doing a model of the Alaska Railroad Nenana Depot (and/or the Seward Depot) in a HO scale laserkit. It is a beautiful 2 story combination freight and passenger Depot, built in 1920's and still used today. But the Company has some valid questions: With an estimated retail price of $150, will Alaska Railroad modelers and others be able to afford this unique and beautiful kit? They also said they need 300 orders to cover their research & development and tooling costs. What do you think? Any chance we have that many interested HO scale ARR fans out there? Please send me an email and let me know how many fans are out there who would buy one or more of these kits. I'm interested in feedback and suggestions." - 5/24/99 | |
Hall of Fame: Tony Roof is inducted into John's ARR Hall of Fame! - 5/24/99 | |
Picture of the Week: 1985 photo of number 1714 - 5/24/99 | |
Forms: Added Car Report form - 5/21/99 | |
Freight/Passenger: Added Randy Thompson's "three cabooses" photo - 5/21/99 | |
Railroadiana: Added three postcards and one t-shirt (Thanks Randy!) - 5/21/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Added Mikel Levine's photo of 1512 in Wyoming/Colorado colors - 5/21/99 | |
News: Number 2006 Collides with Semi - 5/20/99 | |
Stories: Tony Roof's Fairbanks Yard Story - 5/19/99 | |
Photos: Eight new Tony Roof photos added - 5/19/99 | |
Industries: Lynden page added (with Tony Roof's TOFC shot!) - 5/19/99 | |
Industries: Added Tony Roof's TOFC photo to the Sealand page - 5/19/99 | |
Modeling: Added items to N scale roster - 5/17/99 | |
Picture of the Week: The many faces of ARR #1510 - 5/17/99 | |
Picture of the Week: RDC photo by Art Chase - 5/10/99 | |
Photographs: Added Matt McCullor's photos of 2004, 3009 and 3017 - 5/7/99 | |
Freight/Passenger: Updated current operations for other railroad's tank trains - 5/7/99 | |
Modeling: Added items to N and Z scale rosters - 5/7/99 | |
At a Glance: Updated roster with builder numbers and Clear Site's acquisition of two GE 80 tonners - 5/6/99 | |
Photographs: Updated GP7 #1804 photo with a link showing the current status of sister unit #1810 - 5/6/99 | |
News: Three additional news items - 5/6/99 | |
News: ARR Receives More Leased Units - 5/5/99 | |
Email Lottery: Announced email lottery winners for April - 5/5/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Curt Fortenberry's photo of the ARR rolling across the tundra - 5/3/99 | |
News: ARR Getting Additional Leased Units - 4/28/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Matt McCullor's photo of number 3009 - 4/26/99 | |
News: CSX SD70MAC Wheel Problem Won't Affect ARR - 4/25/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Two April pix from Robert Krol - 4/19/99 | |
News: Three news articles added - 4/14/99 | |
Picture of the Week: New locomotives delivered to Clear AFB - 4/12/99 | |
Email Addresses: Updated several email adresses - 4/8/99 | |
My HO Roster: I now have photos of my entire HO roster - 4/6/99 | |
Added 14 more photos: three flat cars, one gondola, one boxcar, six locomotives, one yard view and two buildings - 4/6/99 | |
Railroad Terminology: Added job description for General Roadmaster - 4/6/99 | |
Picture of the Week: A nice springtime shot by Jeff Childs - 4/5/99 | |
Email Lottery: Announced the email lottery winners for March - 4/3/99 | |
My HO Roster: More photos of my stuff plus a current photo of my layout. - 4/2/99 | |
My HO Roster: Added some more photos of my stuff. The photo's quality is still not good enough to suit me. I'm gonna try a long exposure next time and see if I can bring out more detail. - 4/1/99 | |
Calendar: Randy Thompson's 2000 ARR calendar is now available! - 4/1/99 | |
Freight/Passenger Cars: Added a Kenai Fjords Wildlife Express Car page - 3/29/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Kenai Fjords Wildlife Express Car - 3/29/99 | |
Stories: Added photos to "Jan Wertz's 1998 Alaska Rail Adventure Report" - 3/26/99 | |
Stories: Added photos to "The Origins of Switchers 1553 and 1554" - 3/26/99 | |
News: Avalanche Closes Tracks - 3/23/99 | |
Railroadiana: Added two "Safety First" patches to my collection - 3/23/99 | |
News: ARRC Readies Coal for Ship - 3/22/99 | |
Picture of the Week: The Origins of Switchers #1553 and 1554 - 3/22/99 | |
News: Heavy snowfall derails ski-train schedule - 3/19/99 | |
News: Railroad pitches plan for Ship Creek basin - 3/19/99 | |
News: Lots of new ARR tidbits - 3/16/99 | |
Forms : New Situation Report form - 3/15/99 | |
Freight/Passenger Cars: Added a link from the boxcar page to a section explaining lettering information - 3/15/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Richard Oehrig's old McKinley Park boxcar - 3/15/99 | |
Forms: Added a locomotive report to the forms page - 3/11/99 | |
News: Status Report on #1802 - 3/10/99 | |
Links: Added a link for Military Society of Model Railroad Engineers - 3/10/99 | |
Forms: New section featuring forms used by the Alaska Railroad - 3/9/99 | |
Stories: The Origins of Switchers 1553 and 1554 - 3/9/99 | |
ARR Sounds: Another new page! Here the sounds of the Alaska Railroad. - 3/9/99 | |
My ARR Railroadiana: Here is a page where you can kill a few minutes looking at all the ARR (and Alaska) stuff I have accumulated over the last two years. - 3/9/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Randy Thompson's MOW boxcar - 3/8/99 | |
Freight/Passenger Cars: Boxcars! - 3/8/99 | |
News: ARR's Passenger Service Improvement Plans Online - 3/1/99 | |
Email Lottery: Announced email lottery winners for February - 3/1/99 | |
Stories: Nights Aboard the Aurora-Express in Fairbanks - 3/1/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Robert Krol's photo of the Whittier Yard - 3/1/99 | |
Links: Added a link to the Forget-Me-Knot Lodge/Aurora-Express - 2/26/99 | |
Freight/Passenger Cars: Interior drawings of the McKinley Explorer - 2/26/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Curt Fortenberry's billboard boxcars - 2/22/99 | |
My ARR HO Roster: Added six hoppers to my roster - 2/19/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Agriculture hopper - 2/15/99 | |
Freight and Passenger: New entry - Hoppers! - 2/15/99 | |
News: Koreans Sign Deal with Usibelli and ARR - 2/12/99 | |
Picture of the Week: It was cold in Alaska in 1944-45 too! - 2/8/99 | |
News: ARR Hiring for Train Service - 2/5/99 | |
Email Lottery: Eastern U.S. sweeps email lottery - 2/2/99 | |
My Layout (HO scale roster): Bob Garner gave me an ARR hydro-trains boxcar! Thanks! - 2/2/99 | |
My Layout (N scale roster): My brother-in-law made me an ARR caboose for my birthday - 2/1/99 | |
News: Will Usibelli Layoffs Affect the ARR? - 2/1/99 | |
Picture of the Week: A double header! - 2/1/99 | |
Links: Added links for Kenai Fjords Tours and surviving steam locomotives in Alaska - 1/28/99 | |
Freight/Passenger Cars: Started a page on flat cars - 1/27/99 | |
Photos: Added Russell snow plow - 1/27/99 | |
RDC Photo: Added detailed RDC info this this photograph - 1/27/99 | |
Maps: By request - Yard map of Eilson Branch of Fairbanks Yard - 1/25/99 | |
News: New Locomotives Delivered to Alaska - 1/25/99 | |
Picture of the Week: The Way It Was - 1/25/99 | |
Modeling: Added a section on model railroading scales - 1/22/99 | |
News: Help Preserve ARR EMD MRS-1 #1718 - 1/21/99 | |
Links: Added a link to Caboose Hobbies (has some ARR items) - 1/20/99 | |
My HO roster: It Ain't Prototypical - GE Dash-8 40CW - 1/19/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Randy Thompson's photo of the southbound oil express crossing Riley Creek Trestle; Ken Reuben's photos moved to the ARR photos section - 1/18/99 | |
News: Excerpts from January's Northstar Newsletter - 1/14/99 | |
News: Clear Site to Replace Two Locomotives - 1/13/99 | |
News: SD70MACs Delayed/Plans for Existing Locomotives - 1/12/99 | |
Modeling - HO Freight: Added Bowser 41 foot gondola - 1/11/99 | |
Picture of the Week: A six pack from Ken Reuben - 1/11/99 | |
News: Whittier Shuttle Ends Valet Parking - 1/9/99 | |
News: Locomotive Purchase and Spreader Derail - 1/9/99 | |
Picture of the Week: Matt McCullor's awesome photo of number 2803 - 1/4/99 | |
Bibliography: Added video tape "Northbound: The Story of the Alaska Railroad - 1/3/99 | |
News: Catching up on old news: Rock Hits Whittier Shuttle - 1/3/99 | |
My HO Layout: Major update to my ARR HO layout page - 1/1/99 | |
Email lottery: Announced the winners for the month of December - 1/1/99 |
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