What's New - 2009 Archive | |
Picture of the Week: Coal train in the Loop District - 12/28/09 | |
News: Retired caboose update - 12/27/09 | |
Webmaster's note: Happy holidays! - 12/25/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Matt's fantastic four! - 12/21/09 | |
Rosters: Added a new section for equipment drawings - 12/18/09 | |
News: Alaska sees jump in coal exports - 12/17/09 | |
Stories: Check out my 2009 trip photo journal when you get a free minute or two - 12/15/09 | |
Modeling: Many thanks to Nelson Bailey for sending photos of the new N-scale models from Exactrail and Athearn - 1/15/07 | |
News: Tracks divide Palmer, residents - 12/15/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Fairbanks retirement party - 12/14/09 | |
Historical: Thanks to Gale Weatherell for providing newspaper stories and photos of Important Alaska Railroad chugs toward end of line, Restored Cars Make First Run and No one hurt as 7 ARR cars derail for my historic news stories section - 12/10/09 | |
Freight/passenger: Many thanks to Chris van der Heide for correcting information and providing photos of the former ARR agriculture hoppers - 12/10/09 | |
Rosters: Added a photo of 702 - 12/8/09 | |
Freight/passenger: Added a few photos from robert Ulberg of the sold McKinley Explorer domes - 12/8/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Coal train at Twenty Mile River - 12/7/09 | |
News: Alaska Railroad cancels Holiday Train - 12/4/09 | |
Industries: Added Granite Construction Company. Many thanks to Dave Blazejewski for providing photos for this. - 12/4/09 | |
Bibliography: Bob Garner was kind enough to compile Alaska Railroad excerpts from Extra 220 South. - 12/4/09 | |
Creations: Many thanks to Gary Munsey for sharing photos of 1-1/2 scale #3015 (my favorite locomotive!) - 12/4/09 | |
Creations: Andrew Novak's HO scale #3014 - 12/4/09 | |
Historical: Added a better quality photo of Alaska Central Railway No. 1 - 12/4/09 | |
Rosters: Added photos of 2809/3010, P4, P6, P6, 1014, 1512 and 404 - 12/4/09 | |
Freight/passenger: Thanks to some purchases on eBay I have added four more retired passenger cars to my roster (numbers 5014, 5206, 5220 and 6308) - 12/4/09 | |
Memorabilia: I added three more postcards to my ever growing collection - 12/3/09 | |
Maps: After three years I finally got around to updating my yard maps section - 12/3/09 | |
News: Railroad improves flag-stop remote service - 12/2/09 | |
News: McKinley Explorer domes info - 12/1/09 | |
News: Drunken driver hospitalized after crashing into Fairbanks rail yard - 12/1/09 | |
Picture of the Week: The ARR at minus 40 - 11/30/09 | |
Historical: Added six photos to the "Building the Railroad" section - Tunnel No. 2, Alaska Central Railway, snow plow at Seward, snow slide, through deep snow to tunnel No. 1 and TVRR at Chena - 11/28/09 | |
Alumni: Dick Bell provided us with some recent photos of RSD-1 #1034 - 11/28/09 | |
News: McKinley Explorer domes info - 11/28/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Former RDCs find a new home in in Oregon- 11/23/09 | |
News: Tanana bridge planned - 11/19/09 | |
News: Fairbanks chamber backs Valley rail plan - 11/19/09 | |
News: Anchorage Daily News Coal dust an ugly problem in scenic Seward - 11/19/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Coal train on Turnagain Arm - 11/16/09 | |
Admin: I will be offline November 12-17 - 11/11/09 | |
News: Fairbanks chamber backs Mat-Su rail plan - 11/11/09 | |
News: South Portage rail project- 11/11/09 | |
News: Parnell Appoints Two to Alaska Railroad Board - 11/11/09 | |
Picture of the Week: The departure of RDCs 702 and 711 - 11/9/09 | |
News: Cooked named to board - 11/6/09 | |
News: Alumni update - 11/6/09 | |
Creations: Building #2002 in the Quarter Pounder paint scheme circa 2001 - 11/6/09 | |
News: RDCs heading out - 11/4/09 | |
News: Anchorage Daily News Woman killed by train likely was photographing sunset - 11/4/09 | |
News: RDCs in Seattle - 11/3/09 | |
Picture of the Week: The departure of RDCs 702 and 711 - 11/2/09 | |
News: TriMet's new (used) WES trains inside and out - 11/1/09 | |
News: TriMet adds ‘new’ rail cars to backup WES - 11/1/09 | |
News: Train hits, kills woman near Rabbit Creek Rifle Range - 11/1/09 | |
News: Woman killed by train after ignoring warning horns - 11/1/09 | |
News: Seward coal dust lawsuit announced - 11/1/09 | |
News: Purchase of last four Westours Budd domes - 10/28/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Ex-ARR #152 - 10/26/09 | |
News: Port MacKenzie expansion to increase jobs - 10/21/09 | |
News: Spooky train is back - 10/21/09 | |
Picture of the Week: #2006 at Moose Creek - 10/19/09 | |
Freight/Passenger: Received some information on the Caribou Creek from John Taubeneck - 10/18/09 | |
Film: Rhys Davis added some additional Runaway Train information - 10/18/09 | |
News: Former Alaska Railroad caboose changes tracks in life - 10/18/09 | |
My Railroadiana: Added a bunch of historical postcards that you might want to check out - 10/15/09 | |
Links: Added a very interesting link, Boxcars Go to Sea #6 - Alaska Railroad - Alaska Railbelt Marine - 10/14/09 | |
News: Railroad rallies performance teams to make tough cuts - 10/14/09 | |
Picture of the Week: RS-1 #1014 - 10/12/09 | |
News: Tour guide program suspended - 10/8/09 | |
News: National Archives own, store railroad records - 10/8/09 | |
Picture of the Week: 712 in its new home - 10/5/09 | |
News: Growing steps - 10/1/09 | |
News: Revenues down, railroad to lay off up to 20 percent of workers - 9/22/09 | |
News: Anchorage Daily News Railroad CEO explains 'lean and mean' cutbacks - 9/22/09 | |
News: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Photo archive - 9/22/09 | |
News: Former Alaska Railroad caboose gets a new start as Ester cafe - 9/22/09 | |
Picture of the Week: SD70MAC #4015 - 9/21/09 | |
Main page features: Added Casey Durand's photos to the Scrapping of NAHX 94716 - 9/20/09 | |
Historical: Robert Ulberg sent us a photo of retired diner #4815. It is located at the Arizona Railway Museum in Chandler. For the historical information regarding this car see the retired passenger car roster. - 9/17/09 | |
News: Job cuts coming for Alaska Railroad, CEO says - 9/17/09 | |
News: Alaska Railroad layoffs expected in next week - 9/17/09 | |
News: The best of the best: Day Trippin's top 5 trips - 9/16/09 | |
Picture of the Week: The scrapping of NAHX 94716 - 9/14/09 | |
News: Alaska Railroad plans significant layoffs - 9/13/09 | |
News: Pioneer Park's Harding Car gets new look as renovations continue - 9/10/09 | |
Rosters: Added photo of steam locomotive #266 - 9/7/09 | |
Main page features: New Ship Creek bike trail and Scrapping of NAHX 94716 - 9/7/09 | |
News: The 5 Best Train Rides - 9/7/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Two for Labor Day - Turnagain Arm and the Anchorage yard - 9/7/09 | |
Rosters: Added two photos from the Sherman Stebbins collection to the history of locomotive #6 with commentary by Pat Durand. - 9/6/09 | |
Creations: Dominique Ney has added a coach to his garden layout . This is definitely the best Alaska Railroad layout in Switzerland if not in all of Europe! - 9/6/09 | |
News: New plow and steps on #3008 - 9/5/09 | |
News: United Way of the Tanana Valley kicks off fundraising drive with increased goal - 9/5/09 | |
News: September 1st southbound Fairbanks train lineup - 9/1/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Birchwood gravel pit aerial - 8/31/09 | |
Creations: Marty Bernard's ARR baggage cart - 8/25/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Cruise train at Potter - 8/24/09 | |
News: 1 dead in vehicle collision with train - 8/21/09 | |
News: Collision with train kills driver - 8/21/09 | |
Modeling: Many thanks to Winthrop Porter who provided additional information to the HO scale section of exisiting locomotives and freight - 8/16/09 | |
Creations: Pat Durand's F7A #1506 - 8/16/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Number 712 enroute - 8/17/09 | |
News: State Fair tickets on sale - 8/14/09 | |
News: Railroad tries again to use weed killer on tracks - 8/14/09 | |
Film: Rhys Davis added some additional Runaway Train script information - 8/12/09 | |
News: First gravel revenue run from Birchwood pit - 8/12/09 | |
Freight/Passenger: Added DMU #751 dedication photos from Louis Friend - 8/11/09 | |
News: Railroad to hear comments on herbicides along Seward route - 8/11/09 | |
News: Alaska Railroad's Whistle Stop Service - 8/8/09 | |
News: Railroad resumes Seward service - 8/2/09 | |
News: Flooding easing in Alaska town, but more rain expected - 7/30/09 | |
News: Anchorage Daily News Seward roads flooded; trains halted till Friday - 7/29/09 | |
News: Rockslide disrupts Alaska Railroad near Seward - 7/29/09 | |
News: Flooding closes one runway at Seward - 7/29/09 | |
News: Rock slide closes railway north of Seward - 7/28/09 | |
News: Alaska motorist fishes for phone, hits train - 7/25/09 | |
Admin: I will be offline until August 7 - 7/22/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Next four Pictures of the Week - 7/20/09 | |
News: New rail on the way - 7/17/09 | |
News: Railroad applies again for herbicide permit - 7/17/09 | |
News: Drop in freight traffic leads to railroad layoffs - 7/17/09 | |
News: No 712 to pass through Wisconsin - 7/16/09 | |
News: Alaska Railroad tries again on herbicide - 7/15/09 | |
News: Train trip gives visitors a hike and a glacier - 7/14/09 | |
News: Whitle stop - 7/13/09 | |
Rosters: Added photos of flat car #12356 and Motorailer #214 and trailer #304 from Pat Durand - 7/14/09 | |
Historical: Created a new sections entitled Winter Steam Trains in the Loop District post 1948 - 7/14/09 | |
Modeling: Added Nelson Bailey's photos of the new Fox Valley Models Trinity RD4 hopper cars in the N scale section - 7/14/09 | |
News: Aurora Express Bed and Breakfast offers rooms in rail cars - 7/13/09 | |
Picture of the Week: RDC #712 farewell - 7/13/09 | |
News: Fairbanks tourism takes a dive in 2009 - 7/11/09 | |
News: RDC #712 gone - 7/10/09 | |
News: No. 3005 gone from Harbor Island - 7/9/09 | |
News: Fort Wainwright could see massive growth if task force stays in Fairbanks - 7/9/09 | |
News: RDC 712 leaded to lower 48 - 7/7/09 | |
News: Last MRL car leaves Alaska - 7/7/09 | |
News: Train kills man trying to pull dog off tracks - 7/7/09 | |
News: Student Jobs on the Railroad - 7/7/09 | |
News: Railroad IDs Anchorage man struck by train - 7/7/09 | |
News: The return of #3005 - 7/7/09 | |
News: Train kills man trying to pull dog off tracks - 7/7/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Hy rail brush cutter - 7/7/09 | |
News: Train kills man trying to pull dog off tracks - 7/6/09 | |
News: Palmer greenbelt plans move ahead slowly - 7/1/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Four cabooses for sale - 6/29/09 | |
News: New Rail Car Propels Visitors to Alaska’s Wild Backcountry - 6/26/09 | |
Rosters: Added photos of DMU 751 from Marty Bernard - 6/25/09 | |
News: ARRC selling four cabooses - 6/25/09 | |
News: Usibelli estimate expands coal reserves - 6/24/09 | |
News: Railroad awarded $25.8 million grant - 6/24/09 | |
Picture of the Week: No. 3002 is back in town! - 6/22/09 | |
News: Rail cars scrapped - 6/21/09 | |
News: Federal grants, contracts awarded - 6/21/09 | |
News: All aboard for another Seward season - 6/21/09 | |
News: Railroad renovating Ship Creek - 6/21/09 | |
Admin: I will be offline from June 8-18 - 6/3/09 | |
News: Rail commute to Anchorage still a ways off - 6/3/09 | |
Picture of the Week: DMU maiden voyage, No. 32 in Talkeetna and the first passenger train of the season leaving Fairbanks - 6/1/09 | |
Admin: My Internet Service Provider (Time Warner Roadrunner) dropped my connection for the last 48 hours. Sorry for any delays in getting stuff out! - 5/31/09 | |
Rosters: Added a photo of RSD-1 #1030 and a trip report for DMU 751 - 5/28/09 | |
News: Utah tourist railroad rebuilds rare military diesel - 5/27/09 | |
Picture of the Week: No. 3002 - 5/25/09 | |
News: Railroad hesitant but willing to operate North Pole refinery - 5/23/09 | |
Picture of the Week: DMU arrives in Anchorage - 5/18/09 | |
News: A road to Russia, via Nome - 5/17/09 | |
News: Coal-to-diesel plant faces setback - 5/17/09 | |
News: State spends nearly $2 million to open road to Whittier - 5/17/09 | |
News: Unique train chugs into Alaska - 5/17/09 | |
News: Railroad to end special Whittier runs - 5/13/09 | |
News: Railroad tracks may turn into new city greenbelt - 5/13/09 | |
News: Whittier road set to reopen after rock slide - 5/12/09 | |
News: Gravel mining, clearing eventually will provide more industrial land - 5/12/09 | |
Picture of the Week: The Garbage Train - 5/11/09 | |
News: Cruise loss expected to bruise Seward - 5/9/09 | |
News: Railroad service resumes after repairs - 5/8/09 | |
News: Water levels dip in Fairbanks area - 5/6/09 | |
News: Limited reopening set for road to Whittier - 5/6/09 | |
News: Chena, Chatanika rivers begin to recede - 5/6/09 | |
News: Anchorage-Fairbanks railway back on track soon - 5/6/09 | |
News: Rocks blocking Whittier tunnel get blasted - 5/5/09 | |
News: Rapid spring breakup causes flooding across Interior Alaska - 5/5/09 | |
News: Rock blasted to clear road to Whittier - 5/5/09 | |
News: Flooding Closes ARRC Mainline Between Talkeetna and Hurricane - 5/5/09 | |
News: Washout photos - 5/5/09 | |
News: Officials keep eye on rising Chena River - 5/5/09 | |
News: Flooding follows warm weather as snow, ice melt - 5/5/09 | |
News: Ice closes portion of Valley railroad - 5/4/09 | |
News: Bids on Port MacKenzie rail loop to go out Monday - 5/4/09 | |
News: Avalanche photos - 5/4/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Anchorage depot rail work - 5/4/09 | |
Historical: Many thanks to Boerries Burkhardt who scanned and sent us 18 more issues of the Moose Gooser, the monthly newsletter of the Alaska Yukon Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. - 5/1/09 | |
News: Bids on Port MacKenzie rail loop to go out Monday - 5/1/09 | |
Picture of the Week: My favorite Richard Wise photo - 4/27/09 | |
News: Railroad preps for summer whistle stop, gravel hauls - 4/25/09 | |
News: Whittier access still blocked; DOT to blast rocks - 4/24/09 | |
News: Whittier train shuttle service modified - 4/22/09 | |
News: Train service to start in Portage because of avalanche danger - 4/22/09 | |
News: Alaska Railroad Suspends 2009 Open Houses - 4/21/09 | |
News: ARRC "Deckless" Flat Cars for sale - 4/21/09 | |
News: Unstable slope halts Whittier road work - 4/21/09 | |
News: Whittier access road status - 4/21/09 | |
News: Whittier residents coping with limited access in and out of town - 4/20/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Steam power dockside - 4/20/09 | |
News: Mammoth rocks delay reopening of Whittier tunnel till Wednesday - 4/18/09 | |
News: Alaska Railroad reports 23 percent drop in net income - 4/17/09 | |
News: Road closure alters Whittier ferry schedules - 4/16/09 | |
News: DMU in Alaska - 4/16/09 | |
Historical: If you are of fan of railroad history in Alaska then boy do I have some great stuff for you! Dieter Stehli sent us 55 issues of the Moose Gooser, the monthly newsletter of the Alaska Yukon Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Unfortunately, he did not have all the issues. So if you have issues 4-8, 17, 21-32, 40, 44, 55, 59, 62-64, 69, 73, 81-94, 97-? then please send them my way so we can get a full set online. - 4/16/09 | |
News: Road closed through weekend - 4/16/09 | |
News: Whittier slide photos - 4/15/09 | |
News: Railroad cars scrapped - 4/15/09 | |
News: Railroad releases financial report - 4/14/09 | |
News: Chugach Explorer on the barge - 4/14/09 | |
News: Railroad adds passenger car to Whittier to help the stranded - 4/14/09 | |
News: Whittier road likely to remain closed through weekend - 4/14/09 | |
News: Whittier tunnel expected to be closed until Wednesday - 4/14/09 | |
News: Trains picking up those stranded by rock slide near Whittier - 4/13/09 | |
News: Huge rock slide closes Whittier tunnel - 4/13/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Northbound Aurora - 4/13/09 | |
News: United Way of the Tanana Valley reaches goal of $1.3 million in fundraising - 4/11/09 | |
News: Avalanche photos - 4/10/09 | |
News: Railroad funds - 4/10/09 | |
News: Buried train photos - 4/7/09 | |
Creations: Dominique Ney has added a switcher to his garden layout - 4/6/09 | |
Freight/Passenger: Added two Randy Thompson photos of PC&F 6033cf Hi-Cube nos. 10901 and 10923 to the Boxcar page - 4/6/09 | |
News: DMU movement - 4/6/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Former Alaska Railroad ladies - 4/6/09 | |
Admin: Sorry I haven't made any updates this week. I was in Pennsylvania taking my Boy Scouts cycling and whitewater rafting. - 4/6/09 | |
Rosters: Added Alan Schenkel's photos of DMU #751 - 4/1/09 | |
News: DMU photos - 3/30/09 | |
Rosters: Michael Humphrey sent us historical information on Eielson AFB locomotives nos. 4902 and 4903. - 3/30/09 | |
News: ARR DMU headed north - 3/30/09 | |
Special Features: To go along with this week's Picture of the Week is a special feature of the first run in over three decades of a mixed train run. - 3/30/09 | |
Picture of the week: Mixed passenger/freight train - 3/30/09 | |
News: Avalanches in Alaska cause tunnel closure, trap train - 3/27/09 | |
News: One avalanche hits freight train, another closes Whittier tunnel - 3/27/09 | |
News: Avalanches close Whittier Tunnel, damage train - 3/26/09 | |
News: Avalanche forces closure of Whittier Tunnel - 3/26/09 | |
News: Avalanche Partially Buries Freight Train - 3/26/09 | |
News: Mixed freight/passenger trains- 3/25/09 | |
Picture of the week: No. 3002 in Albany, Oregon - 3/23/09 | |
Rosters: Updated the historical information on #6 - 3/18/09 | |
News: Facing tourism slowdown, major operators merge bus and railcar operations - 3/16/09 | |
Rosters: Pat Durand provided us with some historical information on locomotive #4 - 3/16/09 | |
News: Flint Hills refinery closes processing unit - 3/16/09 | |
News: North Pole refinery shuts down one of three processing units - 3/16/09 | |
Picture of the week: Do you have any Grey Poupon? - 3/16/09 | |
Railfan alert: This weekend's (March 14-16) passenger train will be 13 or 14 cars, mainly to take a group of 300 Japanese from Fairbanks to Anchorage. Photos of this train for my website would sure be nice! | |
News: Seward residents press coal dust issue with railroad - 3/10/09 | |
Rosters: Added some additional photos of the ARR's first locomotive - 3/10/09 | |
Picture of the week: Leased units - 3/9/09 | |
News: Railroader forges way into challenging, rewarding job - 3/7/09 | |
Picture of the week: Narrow Gauge #21 - 3/2/09 | |
News: RDC 712 sold - 3/1/09 | |
Rosters: Sherman Stebbins sent us photos of #60 and #620 - 2/26/09 | |
Rosters: Added information on DMU #751 - 2/26/09 | |
News: Alaska Railroad business steady, chugs out hope for 2009 - 2/23/09 | |
News: Palin to unveil Railbelt power plan - 2/23/09 | |
Picture of the week: Rail replacement - 2/23/09 | |
News: DMU Status - 2/22/09 | |
Picture of the week: Fall foliage in Healy Canyon - 2/16/09 | |
News: Stimulus funds must be taken up quickly - 2/15/09 | |
News: Coal is a bright spot in Alaska exporting - 2/14/09 | |
Rosters: Added potos of leased units LLPX nos. 2262 and 2264 - 2/11/09 | |
Bibliography: Many thanks to Dieter Stehli for providing us with a much needed bibliography update for the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. - 2/10/09 | |
Rosters: Moved the MP15s (1551, 1552, 1553, 1554) from the current to former locomotive roster - 2/10/09 | |
Picture of the week: Passenger train near Broad Pass - 2/9/09 | |
Rosters: Finally got around to adding photos od EMD #7102 and NREX #2007 to the "leased" locomotive roster - 2/6/09 | |
Rosters: Pat Durand provides us with an insightful historic insight into locomotive #5 - 2/6/09 | |
Creations: Looking for a little modeling perfection? Check out Pat Durand's 2950 series flatcars - 2/4/09 | |
News: ARR 3002 - Where are you? - 2/3/09 | |
Picture of the week: F7 #1512 at McKinley Park depot - 2/2/09 | Rosters: An eBay purchase that should make most ARR historian's eye's pop wide open, 4-6-2 #901 - 1/30/09 |
My Railroadiana: Added a few eBay purchases to the website: Tanana Mines RR Train photograph and Broad Pass Station postcard - 1/30/09 | |
News: Three people unhurt in car-train collision - 1/29/09 | |
News: Streets reopened after train-car accident - 1/29/09 | |
News: Fairbanks residents weigh in on railroad projects - 1/29/09 | |
News: AKRR plans for north extension chug along - 1/26/09 | |
Picture of the Week: F7A #1526 - 1/26/09 | |
News: Recession Derailing Alaska Railroad? - 1/22/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Tank car infinity - 1/19/09 | |
News: AKRR cuts 12 jobs as freight declines - 1/16/09 | |
Special Features: Here's one that fell through the crack's here at Alaskarails.org - Seven 2008 Dale Greth speeders photos which I have now added to the motorcars and speeders feature - 1/16/09 | |
Rosters: Added three photos of an improvised depot at Clear Site in 1973 - 1/16/09 | |
News: Delta residents testify about Alaska Rail expansion plan - 1/16/09 | |
Admin: With more and more people using high speed Internet, I have gone from using 15 thumbnails per page to 40 on the rosters pages. Also, this eliminated 41 index files and makes it easier for me to maintain the thumbnail pages. - 1/14/09 | |
News: Cruise lines slash prices in wake of recession - 1/14/09 | |
News: State Trying To Save Refinery - 1/13/09 | |
Picture of the Week: Three photos from Blaine Berg- 1/12/09 | |
News: Feelings mixed on proposed railroad extension - 1/11/09 | |
News: Windy weather forces railroad to postpone coal transfer - 1/11/09 | |
News: Railroad titans' heroic work left lasting mark on Alaska - 1/8/09 | |
Creations: Pat Durand has created 4250 class gondolas - 1/7/09 | |
Creations: Pat Durand has created several more HO scale flat cars, 12700, 12800 and 12900 series - 1/6/09 | |
News: Wasilla transportation museum director dies - 1/6/09 | |
News: State talking with refinery to keep it open - 1/6/09 | |
News: Refinery's struggles cause for concern - 1/6/09 | |
Picture of the Week: A pair of arctic shots from Art Chase - 1/5/09 | |
News: Money sought for railroad bridge, extension - 1/4/09 | |
News: Railroad makes half of projected profit in 2008 - 1/4/09 | |
News: Company behind TriMet WES railcars fails - 1/1/09 | |
News: Talk with Flint Hills under way - 1/1/09 | |
Admin: Happy New Year! - 1/1/09 |
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