What's New - 2020 Archive

yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Holiday Cheer In The Last Frontier - 12/28/20
yellow diamondModeling: Work continues on backdrop painting, fixing derailments and building cemeteries on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 12/27/20
yellow diamondPeople's Creations: Check out Casey Durand's HO scale SD70MAC 43XX - 12/27/20
yellow diamondVideo: Casey Durand sent us some Christmas Day video of switching at the APU - 12/27/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's Bob Yost and A Christmas Present For Anchorage - 12/27/20
yellow diamondNews: Wind gusts - 12/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Here are the remaining photos from Jonathan Fischer's visit to the Fairbanks yard - 12/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's The Other Davis - 12/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday provides an overview of the EMD GP49s - 12/21/20
yellow diamondStories: Jody Moore's GoldStar Garbage - 12/21/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's Steve Culver and Dwight Harris - 12/21/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: AuRoRa looking rather festive - 12/21/20
yellow diamondNews: Winter Weather Message...Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 feet possible. Winds could gust as high as 85 mph! - 12/20/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Hugh Connelly's 1949-1951 time on the Alaska Railroad - 12/19/20
yellow diamondNews: Track Geometry Car Purchase - 12/19/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller's Some Alaska Heritage - 12/19/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's Kenny Smith and Slogging - 12/19/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The SPECIAL December Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 12/19/20
yellow diamondModeling: YouTube video of Rusty Wendlandt's Alaska Mill and Feed in HO scale on the Anchorage Central. Part 2 - 12/19/20
yellow diamondMy HO scale Alaska Railroad layout: Many thanks to Jeff McCrea for my new Jordan Spreader #4! (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) - 12/18/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday provides an overview of the SW1 switchers - 12/18/20
yellow diamondRosters: A few photos in the Anchorage yard: fuel racks less than a year old and If you’re cold they’re cold too. Please bring in your GP units! - 12/18/20
yellow diamondRosters: Many thanks to Frank Keller for sharing Winter in Alaska can be exhilarating, Working the barge in Whittier and Passenger train in the fall - 12/18/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Allen Price provides photos of the Gorilla Rock blast - 12/18/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's Brett Brown, Daniel Keim, Ryan Rodriguez, Dashing Thru The Snow, Punching Thru The Snow and Golden Glow Of The Last Frontier - 12/18/20
yellow diamondModeling: Jordan Spreader #4 arrives on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. Former Boy Scout David Sloan begins cloud painting while Rick begins chasing spooks. - 12/17/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's Engineer Bill - 12/15/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The AuRoRa Polar Express - 12/14/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's The Best Looking Face In Railroading - 12/14/20
yellow diamondNews: Princess Announces 2022 Alaska Cruise Program - 12/10/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday provides an overview of the EMD GP35 - 12/10/20
yellow diamondRosters: Fairbanks building shots are harder to come by as folks don't travel there as frequently. Jonathan Fischer provides us with some contemporary photos of the shops and yard office plus Jordan spreader #8 as well. - 12/8/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A train of Seaway trailers - 12/7/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday provides an overview of the EMD GP7 - 12/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller's magnificent shot of a near perfect reflection as the barge train rolls into Portage, Rick Leggett's rare capture of a southbound passenger train as it passes our surfacing gang outfit cars at Carlo and Deane Motis snags GP38-2 2001 as it does a bit of switching in Anchorage - 12/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bryan Saul's photos of a bicentennial locomotive taking on fuel at Moose Pass and the Screaming Yellow Zonker as part of a colorful train - 12/4/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Curt Fortenberry adds a comment on the Ortner hoppers - 12/3/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess's waning gibbous moon - 11/25/20
yellow diamondModeling: Cloud painting, firmware updates. long shanked coupler installation and trip coupler trip pin adjustments on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 12/3/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The November Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 12/3/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: 557 Annual Fund raising Campaign -The annual fund raising campaign officially starts on "Giving Tuesday", December 1. This year, Engine 557 supporters Dennis and Diane and Dick Morris have again made generous matching challenges for a total of $10,000. Each incoming contribution with be matched dollar for dollar by the challenge. As 557 is being reassembled, several high cost tasks are upcoming. We appreciate your consideration of a generous contribution to keep 557's return to operation "on track."557 restoration We welcome and appreciate your contributions. Information on contributing by credit card or check can be found here. - 12/1/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday provides a overview of the EMD GP38 as well as the EMD E9 - 11/30/20
yellow diamondModeling: Cloud painting, realistic sounds and locomotives stopping on switches on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 11/30/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Export coal at Moose Pass - 11/30/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer keeps emailing the photos shoots and I keep posting them for your viewing pleasure - No. 4326 at Healy - 11/25/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: On Solid Ground - 11/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess shot of the Aurora winter train - 11/22/20
yellow diamondRosters: Many thanks to Marty Bernard for allowing me to use his photos of MP15s #1551/#1552, #1553 and #1554 - 11/21/20
yellow diamondVideo: Robert Krol sends us a link for Jawbone covering the last run of GP49 #2806 on the CCET in Batavia, Ohio before heading to Walla Walla, Washington - 11/21/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer is fattening up our rosters with #3006 at Anchorage (7/5/86), #3020 at Anchorage (7/5/86), the Hurricane Turn 2013 and Cat D6N in Talkeetna - 11/21/20
yellow diamondRosters: Added Brian LeRoy's photos of a freight train passing through snowy Nenana Canyon, Denali Star around mile 351 directly across from Dragonfly Creek falls and southbound passenger train crossing Riley Creek trestle - 11/20/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Here is some great historical information from Bryan Saul and Rick Leggett regarding the 1986 washouts - 11/20/20
yellow diamondModeling: Grandsons, cloud painting and locomotives stopping on switches dominates my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 11/20/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller's photo of Alaskan black beauty #3007 - 11/17/20
yellow diamondNews: How Alaska Railroad Is Making Train Travel Safer Amid COVID-19 - 11/16/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Alaska Railroad Locomotive 4317, leading the Aurora Winter Passenger Train through Wasilla en route to Anchorage - 11/16/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer provides photos of GP38 #2003 spotted at the BN's Stacy Street yard, in Seattle, Washington - 11/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday provides a wonderful overview of the ALCO and EMD MRS-1s as well as the EMD F-7 - 11/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: As winter descends on Alaska Frank Keller provides us with a warm reminder of Summer Greens - 11/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer captures #2809 leads an evening passenger train north - 11/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday received permission to enter an area to take photos of the land advertising boxcar . Don Marenzi was kind enough to add his photos to the mix. We can add these entries to the others by R.J. McKay, John Benson and John Combs - 11/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Max looking cute on my bed - 11/13/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Many thanks to David Graham for letting me share his aerial photos of Healy/Suntrana 1976 - 11/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday adds early morning at the depot and industrial silhouettes to the sidings section of the roster - 11/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess is once again up and taking trains photos with such subjects as the spooky passenger and the farthest north passenger train rumbles through Wasilla - 11/13/20
yellow diamondModeling: I just wanna run my trains! Why are there so many little ankle biters that need to be crushed? Grrrrr! The tweaking continues on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 11/12/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Beefed up the fire suppression tank car page as part of the tank car section - 11/12/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: SD70MAC #4319 doing its impersonation of a steamer - 11/9/20
yellow diamondModeling: Check out Rusty Wendlandt's new video Atlas Master Trinity 3230 covered hopper unboxing and review. Are they worth the price and the wait? - 11/8/20
yellow diamondModeling: Doing some fine tuning on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 11/6/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Join Mike Acheson for a trip to the old Loop Tunnel - 11/5/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The October Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 11/2/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Working in Healy Canyon - 11/2/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, & 656 - Passenger Coaches Vestibule Upgrades and Paint Touch-ups. - 11/1/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer's photos of ARR 3019 & 3020 taken in Seattle in the spring of 1998 - 10/29/20
yellow diamondRosters: You can almost feel the icy cold wind blowing off Frank Keller's shot of the coal turn crosses the frozen Tanana River in Nenana - 10/27/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's photographic stories A Picnic with Old Friends and Spoiled! - 10/27/20
yellow diamondRosters: GP40 numbers 3005, 3004 and 3003 lined up numerically in the Whittier yard captured by Robert Krol - 10/27/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: RaeEllen Kurzendoerfer shares two photos of the Toyota Container Handler with us - 10/27/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Added Casey Durand's frosty photo of the tank train cars - 10/27/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Winter passenger train at Nenana Canyon - 10/26/20
yellow diamondModeling: Making more headway on the "punch list" on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 10/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Sancho and Bill Hess Return to the Scene of the Crime. Get well soon Bill! - 10/21/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Added the Toyota Container Handler - 10/21/20
yellow diamondBibliography: Added Frank Keller's "Against All Odds" NRHS Bulletin to the listing. You can purchase a copy for $8 each including shipping by contacting Jeff Smith. There are 50+ pages of delightful composition as well as 30 blockbuster sized photos. Drop dead awesome! - 10/21/20
yellow diamondNews: Railroads face December deadline for plans to meet new TSA rules - 10/20/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: "Afternoon hike along the Turnagain Arm was glorious!" - 10/19/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess captures the winter Aurora passenger train and a dusky shot of termination dust - 10/16/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad 2021 Art Print & Poster Sale-and-Sign event - 10/16/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday catches the Glacier Discovery Demobilization and Portage pickup - 10/16/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller's amazing photo On Top of Garner Tunnel - 10/16/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad sues Anchorage neighborhood over right of way dispute - 10/16/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: Skip Williams caught two of our ex-ARR GP49 lassies on the way to Walla Walla Veterans Medical Center - 10/16/20
yellow diamondIn remembrance: I found a few additional photos of locomotive engineer Frank Dewey which I added to his remembrance page - 10/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: New 186XX flats carrying super bundles of ties - 10/15/20
yellow diamondModeling: Making headway on the "punch list" on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 10/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: Max isn't a water dog. - 10/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Brian LeRoy captures a maintenance of way crew returning from Nenana canyon. - 10/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess captures a photographer capturing an Alaska Railroad train. For those who are modeling the railroad this is a great example of what a railroad crossing looks like.- 10/13/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The Alaska Railroad receives some new flat cars - 10/12/20
yellow diamondRosters: I am going to title Bill Hess's most recent photo, "Dude! Where's My Car?" - 10/12/20
yellow diamondModeling: working on the "punch list" on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 10/11/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A potassium nitrate delivery along Healy Spur Road - 10/5/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The September Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 10/4/20
yellow diamondModeling: After almost three years the construction work is finally finished on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 10/2/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer captures five SD70MACs pulling a military freight - 9/30/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller's "A Silty Reflection" - 9/29/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: Brandon Kulik's photo of #1508 in Utica NY - 9/29/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer uses his 2019 photo and John Henderson's 1971 photo to show how vegetation has changed in the Anchorage yard. - 9/29/20
yellow diamondRosters: Deane Motis captures #1802 in Anchorage - 9/28/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Added the paint/style guide for passenger cars 200-204 - 9/28/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Aurora at Tanana River - 9/28/20
yellow diamondMain Page: Adding a Whittier nest cam - 9/27/20
yellow diamondNews: Trump approves Alberta-Alaska rail line project; line would move oil, other resources - 9/27/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad Corporation receives $4.1 million in a grant for project near Seward - 9/25/20
yellow diamondModeling: The remaining reverse curve is eliminated on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 9/25/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer provides us with a 1986 photo set - northbound freight between Chulitna and Hurricane, boxcar #130320 in Seward, GP7 #1806 in Seward, southbound freight with ARR 2802 on the point at Bird Point and RDC 702 heading south at Chulitna. - 9/22/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess is in the midst of getting another drone. Until Sancho III arrives Bill is taking photos using his Canon Rebel and this time captures a gravel train at Dog Wash Overpass. - 9/22/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Chasing the Sun - 9/21/20
yellow diamondRosters: A little over a year ago Deane Motis sent me 684 roster photos. To date I've gotten about 25% of them online. Here are a few more to fatten up our rosters - Rotary #3 in Anchorage, P-31, P-32 , and four photos of GP40 #3019 (1, 2, 3, 4) - 9/19/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday teams up with Steve Katkus to discover the magic of 1940s era MOW storage sheds at Joint Base Elmendorf/Richardson - 9/18/20
yellow diamondRosters: Brain LeRoy grabs some photos of the MOW train in the Healy yard - 9/18/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess's striking photos of the boy who loved trains, Talkeetna River Bridge and disappointment - 9/18/20
yellow diamondModeling: The "Smooth As Glass" curve is installed and operational on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 9/18/20
yellow diamondAdmin: I got my latest CT scan result and my cancer remains stable. Yeah! - 9/17/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Alaska Denali Star Summit - 9/14/20
yellow diamondRosters: Former freight: Mike Gerenday shares photos of troop sleeper #11021 - 9/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess meets Mike Gerenday and SD70MAC #4325 - 9/12/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Many thanks to retired ARRC employee Ione Gobbi for providing an article on the wreck of steam locomotive #560 - 9/11/20
yellow diamondRosters: Deane Motis's photo of GP38 #2007 in Whittier 1998, Steve Drassler's caboose #1086 and Dave Blazejewski's Plowing North at Broad Pass - 9/11/20
yellow diamondModeling: Moving the Tortoise to the new entrance of Usibelli Coal Mine siding plus new fascia board for this location on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 9/10/20
yellow diamondRosters: Although arthritis is setting in Max was still able to walk almost seven miles on the Cardinal Greenway bike trail back in March. - 9/8/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Northbound Aurora - 9/7/20
yellow diamondModeling: No more dreaded "S" curve as there is a new mainline on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 9/4/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The August Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 9/4/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Before there was Alaska Railroad drone photography there was Jim Somerville and his Super Decathlon. You will find lots of his fine photos scattered around this website. Several years ago Jim was kind enough to give me three CDs of Alaska Railroad related photos. Now you can enjoy them too. I have presented them in their original format taken even though a few of them would look better rotated. - 9/2/20
yellow diamondRosters: The latest Bill Hess photos: everyone is wearing a mask and the newly moved Wasilla depot - 9/2/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A group of trespassers - 8/31/20
yellow diamondRosters: Listening to Jim Croce's greatest hits while fattening up the rosters with Deane Motis's photos of MSR1 #1603, GP30 #2504, GP7 #1803, F7-A #1502, E9-A #2401, E9-A #2401, E9-A #2402 and E9-A #2402 - 8/30/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Locomotive Cranes: Added Nick Nugent's photo of LC #37. - 8/30/20
yellow diamondRosters: Four undated photos of GE 80 Ton Locomotive 1650 from the Steve Silverstein collection - 8/28/20
yellow diamondIndustries: - As a fantasy industry for model railroaders I added Valley Block and Concrete - 8/28/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Difco Dump Cars: Added close up photos of the dump cars from the Steve Silverstein collection. It appears these photos are documenting damage/accident to the dump cars, but would make great examples for model railroading. - 8/28/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller's bucket list, Cook Inlet, fireweed and summer and fireweed and the Coastal Classic - 8/27/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: Mike Gerenday captures box cars 10325 and 11753 and outfit car 1302 in Anchorage - 8/27/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday adds new photos and commentary for his Wasilla depot photo shoot - 8/27/20
yellow diamondModeling: Removal of the dreaded "S" curve continues. New supports, upright leg and plywood is installed on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. The curve arcs are drawn and a hole cut for the Tortoise switch machine. - 8/27/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess catches the gravel train at Palmer - 8/26/20
yellow diamondNews: Wasilla Intermodal Facilities - 8/26/20
yellow diamondRosters: Today Mike Gerenday captures the move of the Wasilla depot - 8/26/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Tom Hatfield adds images showing the A34 Hy-Rail mounted on a station wagon in response to Neil Shelton's 1964 Ford Hy Rail. - 8/25/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess is cranking out drone photos faster than I can post them! Here are Palmer Hay Flats, Palmer Hay Flats #2 and Knik River train trestle - 8/25/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Reminiscent of Heart's 1978 song, "Straight on for you!" - 8/24/20
yellow diamondRosters: historical buildings Meiers Roadhouse, Oasis Roadhouse, Roadhouse at MP40 - 8/23/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Added a large photo of the MIDNIGHT-SUN Limited Excursion - 8/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Casey Durand's aerial views of the Anchorage yard - 8/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess's Alaska Dream Makers - 8/23/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Neil Shelton's 1964 Ford Hy Rail - 8/23/20
yellow diamondHistorical: The individual in possession of the watch fob presented to Frederick Mears by the City of Nenana used the hollow key to open the back of the watch and sent me these new photos. - 8/23/20
yellow diamondModeling: New frame work and plywood top replaces the dreaded "s" curve on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 8/21/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller's drone photo of summer freight - 8/19/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess's second assignment fell short. I gave him an assignment to shoot a picture using his drone of a train from approximately 100 feet in front of it, looking over the top all the way back to the last car. I think he did drop dead awesome! - 8/19/20
yellow diamondNews: "Seeing it steam again" - 8/17/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Oil train at MP 346 - 8/17/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's latest entries Northbound Blade Train and Found In The Archives - 8/14/20
yellow diamondRosters: Stefanie Coppock sends us two photos of GP-40 #3009 and the Chugach Explorer along Turnagain Arm - 8/14/20
yellow diamondRosters: Fattening up the steam rosters with numbers 312, 315, 315, 318 and 551- 8/14/20
yellow diamondRosters: Many thanks to Bill Neill for contributing his 1986 photos of the Healy engine house and No. 5 meets No, 6 at Honolulu. Bill says he has lots more slides he can scan as well. - 8/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: I'm still trying to get out the mega-dump of photos sent to me by Deane Motis. Here are photos of GP40 #3051 (1, 2), SD70MACs #4001, #4003, #4004, #4005, #4006 and #4007. - 8/13/20
yellow diamondModeling: Work continues on removing the dreaded "S" curve on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 8/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Retired ARRC vice president of business development Steve Silverstein recently sent me 25 pounds of photographs, DVD and video tapes. Bringing this huge volume of items onto the website will take some time. I will start it off with some photographs - approaching Bird Creek northbound along Turnagain Arm, north switch of Reeves, AS&G Dump Pit South Anchorage, Palmer branchline and pipe yard in Fairbanks. Can you provide more information on these two photos - #4317 and tank cars? Also, check out Tour the Backcountry with the Alaska Railroad and U.S. Forest Service. - 8/12/20
yellow diamondRosters: Steve Drassler's photos of a wrecked #2503. That should buff right out. Also, taking a break on Hurricane Gulch bridge. - 8/12/20
yellow diamondIndustries: - Added J. Waide's photos of the Palmer Branchline to the Anchorage Sand and Gravel page - 8/12/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski with interesting insight on Obscure Switcher - 8/12/20
yellow diamondVideo: Make sure and subscribe to Railroad Mike's Alaska YouTube channel. You will find tons of cool videos. - 8/11/20
yellow diamondSpecial Features: Snow fighting: Added Nick Nugent's photos of Jordan spreader #8 - 8/11/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Casey Durand detailed photos of the MK ballast hoppers - 8/11/20
yellow diamondRosters: Paying tribute to women in train service I'd like to share these photos of Martha Conlan. I tip my hat to the equal employment opportunities in the Alaska Railroad. - 8/10/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski gives a poignant entries entitled Time Honored Tradition....On Short Time and The Steady Hand - 8/10/20
yellow diamondRosters: Max and my cancer recovery - 8/10/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Geep Renaissance - 8/10/20
yellow diamondModeling: One S curve replaced and one to go on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 8/6/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller with his eye popping photos of cold December, color of summer, Kenai Mountains, northbound for Fairbanks and remnants of fall - 8/4/20
yellow diamondHistorical: A special thanks to Bobbie Strong (grandson of Walter Strong) for sending us items from his father's career - 8/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday beefs up the rosters with APU action, Saturday layover, Switchin' The Yard, frequent school bus and Broad Pass changeover - 8/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess brings you, courtesy of his drone Snacho, a train runs through it, Wasilla’s Quality Sand and Gravel, Be Careful Out There! and I heard the whistle blow - 8/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Feeding your Dave Blazejewski addiction with Warm Alaskan nights, Glorious Girdwood, rip rap along Turnagain Arm at MP85, a classic black and yellow geep races south shoving on the rear of a short train, the lady has lost her shoes and Three of a Kind - Yet No Three the Same - 8/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Robert Krol catches the northbound Denali Star at Trail Lakes bridge - 8/4/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Whittier freight and work train at Brookman - 8/3/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The July Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 7/30/20
yellow diamondNews: From dream to reality: Proposed railway would connect Alaska to the rest of the continent by rail - 7/30/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The July Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 7/30/20

yellow diamondHistorical: I was contacted by an individual who is in possession of a watch fob presented to Frederick Mears by the City of Nenana. Does anyone have any information on this historical item? - 7/30/20
yellow diamondModeling: Removing reverse curves on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 7/30/20
yellow diamondRosters: Fine photo of fireweed at Matanuska - 7/26/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad announces revised summer train service - 7/26/20
yellow diamondModeling: Removing S curves on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 7/26/20
yellow diamondNews: Survey of Rail Route Connecting Alberta to Alaska Begins - 7/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday's roster shot of SD70MAC #4328 - 7/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess's drone photo of a freight train at Cottonwood Creek and blue and gold times two - 7/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: Max loving those early days of spring in Clayton, Ohio - 7/15/20
yellow diamondNews: With start of surveying activities, A2A Rail achieves another development milestone - 7/13/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Here are the Pictures of the Week for the next three weeks. This is a very exciting combination of photos involving rugged bushwhacking and aerial drones. Enjoy! - 7/13/20
yellow diamondVideo: Brian LeRoy's video of a PTC train also north bound crossing under the Parks Highway near the north end of Broad Pass - 7/11/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller shares photos of the southbound Denali Star at Nenana, Art Chase impersonation, 100N at Placer Valley, Coastal Classic at Portage - 7/11/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess's drone photo of the Fast Food Train and freight train at Wasilla Lake - 7/11/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski shares with us 125N at Portage, enough lights? and 120S At Bird Point - 7/11/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bill Hess's drone photos of the Denali Star at the 557 restoration roundhouse - 7/9/20
yellow diamondModeling: Working on the swing gate, modifying track and replacing couplers on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 7/9/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad's photo contest is back with a twist - 7/8/20
yellow diamondRosters: Brian Reed's fabulous photos of trainspotting near Seward - 7/7/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Northbound freight at Wasilla - 7/6/20
yellow diamondRosters: Elton Park's stunning photo of the Aurora at Riley Creek bridge - 7/5/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's street running Alaska style - 7/5/20
yellow diamondRosters: First Glacier Discovery following spring postponement due to COVID-19 heads into Whittier - 7/4/20
yellow diamondModeling: LJ's last session on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 7/3/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The June Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 7/3/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday captures a rare photo of five GPS on a company work train - 7/1/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: Jonathan Fischer captures GP49 #2809 in the UP yard at Wallula, Washington - 7/1/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad resumes passenger service - 7/1/20
yellow diamondRosters: Keeping us up to date on what is in the Anchorage yard, here are three photos from 6/29/20 from Shane Durand - 7/1/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Shane Durand provided us with photos on the 1999-2001 Whittier Access Project. Can anyone provide a brief overview for this? - 7/1/20
yellow diamondLinks: Alaska Railroad Through Whittier Tunnel - 6/30/20
yellow diamondModeling: Many thanks to Jeff Bathke for adding the new American Z Line to our Z scale roster. Unfortunately almost everything sold out in the first week of its offering. Alaska Railroad Z scale is hot! - 6/30/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: John and Terry celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary! - 6/22/20
yellow diamondIndustries: - Added Patrick Durand's photo rich report on Ship Creek Industrial Complex - 6/25/20
yellow diamondModeling: Switch repair, S curve derailments and locomotive icons on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 6/25/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: SD70MAC #4318 sitting in the early morning light waiting to head south with the Aurora - 6/22/20
yellow diamondModeling: Finishing up handheld controller icons, cleaning track, playing Frankenstein and fixing switches on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 6/20/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad gears up to get passenger service back on track - 6/18/20
yellow diamondRosters: Steam locomotive #502 - 6/17/20
yellow diamondRosters: My dog Max sleeping on my head - 6/17/20
yellow diamondRosters: Shane Durand captures GP40 numbers 3005 and 3006 in the Anchorage yard - 6/17/20
yellow diamondRosters: Elton Parks's beautiful photo taken from inside of the southbound Denali Star as it approaches Denali Park - 6/15/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Earthquake repairs on Potter Hill - 6/15/20
yellow diamondModeling: We now have an operational fleet of 24 locomotives on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 6/11/20
yellow diamondRosters: Many thanks to Randy Bjorgan for providing photos of B&B’s high car for tunnel work and Continuous Welded Rail's welding plant - 6/9/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Train 590W - 6/8/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Added three historical photos - Alaska Northern Railway No. 2 at MP 52, Alaska Engineering Commission's first depot and Eklutna depot - 6/6/20
yellow diamondModeling: Bowser New Product Announcements HO Scale 70 Ton 2 Bay Ballast Hoppers Based on our popular 2 bay covered hoppers. These cars represent common MOW ballast cars built by railroads all over the US from ex-revenue cars. MSRP $29.95 each. Delivery Early 2021. Features: Crisp details, sharp painting and printing, metal wheels and knuckle couplers. Pre orders Due 7/10/20. Delivery Early 2021 - 6/4/20
yellow diamondIndustries: - Added Casey Durand's photos to Alaska Mill and Feed - 6/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller is chasing a southbound freight train from Fairbanks - 6/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Added photo and historical information on locomotive #830 which never made it to the Alaska Railroad roster - 6/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Shane Durand sends us a few photos of the Anchorage yard from the roof - 6/4/20
yellow diamondModeling: Final locomotive testing, tools going home and fun runnings trains on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 6/4/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The May Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 6/1/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Fairbanks coal train - 6/1/20
yellow diamondRosters: Frank Keller catches the frac sand train - 5/30/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad consolidates summer train schedules - 5/30/20
yellow diamondPeople's Creations: Check out Rusty Wendlant's GP38 #2005 - 5/29/20
yellow diamondModeling: Walthers has announced a limited run HO scale Ready to Run Jordan Spreader. Add some decals to the yellow unlettered spreader and you'll have a perfect addition to your Alaska Railroad roster. - 5/28/20
yellow diamondModeling: Testing locomotives and running trains on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 5/28/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Coastal Classic at Portage - 5/25/20
yellow diamondHistorical: In August 1972 a tank train collided with a truck at Houston. Michael Maillet was kind enough to add two more photos to this historical record.- 2/24/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: 557 restoration activities have made movement toward normality. We are back on our regular four-day-per-week schedule while maintaining our distance and wearing masks. However, shop tours and visitors are not being accepted at this time. Alaska has been very fortunate in that the number of cases of COVID-19 and fatalities have been very low. Unlike tourist related businesses, we don't yet operate so the lack of earned income is unchanged from before the current situation. However, the loss of all cruise ship visits, severe cut-backs in Alaska Railroad trains, low oil prices, and lack of trickle down into the economy are affecting donations used for the restoration. We welcome and appreciate your contributions. We continue to chip away at the $60,000 matching grant and $15,000 remains available. Matching funds are received on a one-for-one basis and become available as soon as donations are received. Information on contributing by credit card or check can be found here. - 5/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Deane Motis's photo of rotary #3 in Anchorage and Steve Drassler's snapshot of rotary #3 on the line - 5/23/20
yellow diamondNews: 149 employees in the tourism industry to be laid off - 5/21/20
yellow diamondModeling: More milestones reached on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 5/21/20
yellow diamondRosters: Alaska Central Railway steam locomotive #4 from the Jack Klingbeil collection - 5/21/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Many thanks to Madison Kirkman for providing this circa 1920s era Anchorage aerial photo and Patrick Durand for the corresponding commentary. - 5/18/20
yellow diamondModeling: Added approximately 20 new O scale model entries - 5/18/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Anchorage yard, June 2012 - 5/18/20
yellow diamondRosters: Richard Phyillaier helped fill in our rosters of leased locomotives: HLCX 3815, LLPX 2262, LLPX 2264, LLPX 2265, LLPX 2275. Robert Krol also sent us a photo of HLCX 3877 - 5/17/20
yellow diamondModeling: Rusty Wendlandt's 2020 Release of the Alaska Railroad TNM hopper decals in HO scale. - 5/14/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's eye-popping photo of twin SD70MACs hauling a container train to Whittier plus his photo essay Riley Creek - Three Ways! - 5/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: Max oversees my work on the website as he sleeps on the legs of my desk chair - 5/15/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer provides a great winter photo spread on riding a brand new (to the Alaska Railroad) RDC 701. - 5/15/20
yellow diamondModeling: A major milestone is reached with the completion of all foam board on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 5/14/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Standing Tall - 5/11/20
yellow diamondRosters: Let's dig into the Mark Earnest collection and fatten up the rosters a bit - Stewart Sterling's photos of Amtrak 434 which would become E9A #2402, MRS-1 #1603, MRS-1 #1612, a good front end shot of GP40 #1810 , F7-A #1506, F7-B #1515, F7-A #1530 and bicentennial locomotive F7-A #1512 - 5/9/20
yellow diamondModeling: Finishing foam board and beginning mountains on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout by myself. - 5/8/20
yellow diamondRosters: Deane Motis collection, #4016 in Anchorage, #4016 at the Old Glenn Highway, #4317 at Pt. Coquitlam and #4317 getting on the barge in Seattle - 5/6/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski's 2011 report on Working the Barge - 5/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Being limited mobility I really miss the ability to roam through the remote locations of our beautiful country. Fortunately, I can still live vicariously through the lives of others. Such is the case of these photos of Bison bridge in Nenana Canyon. When I first saw them I let out an audible gasp. They are just so WOW! - 5/4/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: Trevor Hawkins shared with us a photo of GP49 #2803 headed for Washington state. - 5/4/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Flatcars: Casey Durand provided photos of the 189XX series flatcars - 5/4/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Five for the price of one - 5/4/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The April Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 5/1/20
yellow diamondLinks: Skip Williams sent us an interesting historical link regarding the 1920 avalanche at Girdwood - 4/29/20
yellow diamondPeople's Creations: Check out Ben Maggi's HO scale flatcar with ties based on Jonathan Fischer's photo of an ARR flatcar. - 4/28/20
yellow diamondModeling: The Ohio governor is beginning to slowly phase out the "stay at home" program. Hopefully, we will be able to resume our train night soon. Until then I will keep laying down the foam board on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout by myself. - 4/28/20
yellow diamondRosters: Max geocaching at Heritage Park in Springfield - 4/27/20
yellow diamondRosters: Richard Elgenson sent us photos of Pullman coach Yukon #6¸GP7-L #1838 and U.S. Department of the Interior container crane as well as a summary sheet for 557, undated Aurora menu (outside, inside) - 4/27/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: MOW equipment - 4/27/20
yellow diamondHistorical: Here is Mike Gerenday's photo commentary of the abandoned railway line from Palmer to Sutton to the Chickaloon coal fields. Mike took a great of time and energy to document this branch line in order to preserve its history. I spent about four days turning his photos and commentary into a series of web pages while listening to FREE (due to COV-19) SirusXM Classic Rock Top 1,000 songs. - 2/24/20
yellow diamondRosters: The "Old Man" Business car Denali as captured in photos by Mike Gerenday - 4/23/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: Mike Gerenday shares his photos of two HiCube boxcars in Seward, HiCube boxcar and reefer in Palmer, a chance encounter with a boxcar on a lowboy, hospital cars 43, 88 and Power Car P5, - 4/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Two more photos and some additional information regarding Rotary 3 from Mike Gerenday - 4/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer's Chasing the Coastal Classic - 4/23/20
yellow diamondRosters: Happy Monday! More Mike Gerenday photos - hoppers #7321 and #14904, Difco dump car #15901, 6 axel depressed flat car #905574, gondola #92155 used to spread ballast, tank car #9320 and box car #1557 - 4/20/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Modern Day RDC? - 4/20/20
yellow diamondModeling: Foam board painting and installation on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 4/16/20
yellow diamondNews: Princess and Holland America cancel 2020 Gulf of Alaska sailings because of coronavirus pandemic - 4/15/20
yellow diamondRailroadiana: A huge thanks to Robert Krol for sending me a blue and yellow Wood Turningz train pen! What a fantastic way to start my Monday! If anyone wants one made, I know a guy. Also, I purchased an Alaska Railroad "Midnight Sun" sleeper service brochure. - 4/13/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad netted solid profit in 2019 but uncertainty lies ahead - 4/13/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Bridge over ARR waters - 4/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer's photos of the Glacier Discovery - 4/9/20
yellow diamondVideo: I posted this some time ago, but thought a reminder might be good. Make sure to check out Mike Gerenday's great Alaska Railroad videos on YouTube. At last count I saw 66 videos so this should give you some fun while quarantined. - 4/9/20
yellow diamondModeling: Foam board installation on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 4/8/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday sent us a mountain of photos and I will get them online as time permits. Let's start off by by posting spreader 7 in Seward, P-32, GP38 #2001, GP40s #3001, #3003, #3003, #3005, #3009, #3012, everybody's favorite #3015, SD70MAC #4324, baggage car 111 ad DMU #751 - 4/7/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer's photos of numbers 3004 and 3004 as well as wheels next to the diesel shop - 4/7/20
yellow diamondModeling: Foam board installation, locomotive debugging and box inventory on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 4/6/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Back in the Last Frontier - 4/6/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer's photos of numbers 3014 & 3009 are seen turning the passenger train on the wye - 4/5/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad pushes back start of summer passenger service to July - 4/4/20
yellow diamondNews: In an Alaska town where almost everyone lives under the same roof, the pandemic threat feels different - 4/1/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The March Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 3/31/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer sent us another batch of photos - leased unit #833, MP15 #1551, old Anchorage yard office - 3/30/20
yellow diamondRosters: Max enjoying the sunshine on the front porch - 3/30/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday shares photos of dome car #521's wheel change - 3/30/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A pair of locomotives taken from the C Street bridge in Anchorage - 3/30/20
yellow diamondRosters: RS-1 #1027 - 3/28/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: Mike Gerenday shares his photos an old Troop Sleeper turned-into a refrigerated boxcar turned into a semi trailer - 3/28/20
yellow diamondRosters: More photos from Mike Gerenday: #1500, GP40-2 3013 on the McKinley Express Train, SD70MAC #4327 is assisting a broken GP40 #3009, Power Car 31 on the Hurricane Turn, Spirit of Anchorage on a southbound gravel train - 3/28/20
yellow diamondRosters: Mike Gerenday helps fatten up the rosters with photos of 4008, 4323, 4324 and Goldstar coach 655 - 3/27/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: Mike Gerenday shares his photos of coach #5 "Seward" and gallery car #600 - 3/27/20
yellow diamondModeling: The governor's "stay at home" decree slows down, but does not stop work on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 3/27/20
yellow diamondRosters: Steve Drassler captures Baldwin locomotives at Eielson Air Force Base and Steve Drassler captures scenery around Mile Post 350.9 - 3/25/20
yellow diamondRosters: From the Stewart Sterling collection - Roy Foster's #1532 and three F7s at Fairbanks as well as Stewart Sterling captures three Geeps in the Anchorage yard and two photos of MRS-1 #1601 (1, 2) - 3/25/20
yellow diamondVideo: Check out this club video of an Alaska Railroad manifest train - 3/24/20
yellow diamondRailroad 101: I was recently asked about branches on the Alaska Railroad. They are specified as follows: Palmer - A branch, Suntrana - D branch, Whittier - F branch, Eielson - G branch, FAI - H branch, ANC - J branch. Why are there are no B, C, E, and I branches on the Alaska Railroad?  I asked Frank Keller about this and he responded, "I would think that they were in existence at one time, but have been eliminated. In looking at my old track chart I see Branch B was a 3 mile Branch to Jonesville removed in 1969. Looks like the Valdez terminal was Branch I. Not sure about C & E." Can anyone tell me what branches C and E used to represent? - 3/24/20
yellow diamondRosters: Are you hunkering down due to COVID-19 concerns? Well now you have some time to check out some northbound gravel train, ARR 3012 (& 3011) are seen arriving at the depot and switching the southbound passenger train photos taken by Jonathan Fischer. - 3/24/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer shares photos of SD70MAC numbers 4013, 4014 and 4015 delivery - 3/23/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Tank cars loaded at Crowley - 3/23/20
yellow diamondModeling: More foam board installation on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 3/19/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad suspends Aurora Winter Train - 3/19/20
yellow diamondRosters: Dave Blazejewski with a blast from the past shares a photo of the longest train - 3/16/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Aurora Winter Train in Fairbanks - 3/16/20
yellow diamondNews: The Alaska Railroad provides COVID-19 passenger information and resources - 3/15/20
yellow diamondStories: Stefanie Coppock on the Aurora Winter Train 2020 - 3/15/20
yellow diamondModeling: Foam board, safety nets and wooden diamond for the double crossover on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 3/12/20
yellow diamondNews: Princess Cruises will stop all operations for 2 months due to the coronavirus - 3/12/20
yellow diamondNews: Spenard Builders Supply to close Eagle River and Seward locations citing 'Alaska's challenging economic climate' - 3/11/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Winter mid-week passenger train preparing to depart the Anchorage depot - 3/9/20
yellow diamondModeling: Foam board cutting and supports plus a new wooden diamond for the double crossover for My HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 3/4/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: James Tiroch provides us with a photo of #1800 (ex-Alaska Railroad #1801) stored out of service - 3/3/20
yellow diamondModeling: HO scale (create your own): Bob Garner and Curt Fortenberry share information regarding the new Bowser 70 Ton 2 Bay Ballast Car with Side Chutes. - 3/3/20
yellow diamondModeling: Z scale: Peter Chapman added Micro Train Lines F7A 1500 and F7B 1503 to the Z scale roster. There is a set on eBay right now in case anyone is interested. - 3/3/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Winter's Best - 3/2/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The February Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 3/1/20
yellow diamondModeling: Great progress continues on My HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. Long shanked couplers save the day for passenger cars while more foam board is added to the L-girder structure. - 2/26/20
yellow diamondRosters: RJ McKay shares his photo of the Healy Engine House - 2/26/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Passenger cars: Casey Durand provided photos of baggage cars 103 and 111 - 2/26/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Flat cars: Casey Durand sent of photos of frac sand in double stack well cars, former auto rack cars and a tank car loaded onto a flat car - 2/26/20
yellow diamondVideo: Casey Durand provides us with some small sized videos (and in need of rotation) of Holland America A and B cars, Holland America C car, Princess E car, container loading and the southbound passenger train at Fairbanks - 2/26/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bryan Saul sends us a rare photo of USAF Baldwin S-12 #1841 in the Anchorage yard and building the north freight in the summer of '84 - 2/24/20
yellow diamondRosters: John Carrico captures #3010 with 30 flat cars at Portage - 2/24/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Hoppers: Casey Durand caught a very fun sighting of two bright orange Potash Corp. hoppers - 2/24/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Gondolas: Casey Durand captures six photos (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) of gondolas loaded with pipe for the North Slope - 2/24/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Flat cars: Casey Durand shares photos of #18902, #98191, bulkhead flats (1, 2), flat with four containers - 2/24/20
yellow diamondVideo: Casey Durand provides us with videos of switching a hopper into Alaska Mill and Feed, southbound Denali Express at Old Glenn Highway overpass and work train in Whittier - 2/24/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: LC #110 in Whittier - 2/24/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The Death of 2504 - 2/24/20
yellow diamondNews: A week of wild Alaska weather. Blizzard conditions persist over W. AK.(good photo of Palmer depot) - 2/21/20
yellow diamondNews: Avalanche Photo - 2/21/20
yellow diamondNews: Avalanche danger high in Southcentral Alaska as big snowstorm moves on - 2/21/20
yellow diamondNews: Avalanche Triggered - 2/21/20
yellow diamondNews: Turnagain Pass Avalanche Forecast [includes a photo of an avalanche across the Alaska Railroad] - 2/21/20
yellow diamondModeling: The focus is now on foam board cutting and painting on My HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. Feel like helping? You are more than welcome at our free Bead and Breakfast! - 2/20/20
yellow diamondRosters: Bryan Saul's photos of Healy in 1985, No. 1512 in Whittier and the AS&G gravel train - 2/19/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Caboose 1092 on work train - 2/17/20
yellow diamondModeling: My HO scale Alaska Railroad layout is coming along nicely. Fascia is now finished and more foam board is being installed and supported. - 2/14/20
yellow diamondRosters: An Alco RSD-1 #1000 at Whittier - 2/13/20
yellow diamondHistorical: The avalanche at Grandview 1961 - 2/10/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Dome car #501 sunning itself on a fine day in Anchorage. - 2/10/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Princess cars Denali and Foraker in the shop getting new paint - 2/10/20
yellow diamondRosters: Brian Saul's photos of a southbound TOFC train with Seaway trailers "string lined" a curve - 2/10/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: No. 3017 heads up a Seward-bound freight train in the Anchorage yard - 2/10/20
yellow diamondRosters: Brian Saul's photos of #3018, North Pole refinery and winter Whittier shuttle - 2/9/20
yellow diamondRosters: Deane Motis photo of a herd of Geeps. - 2/9/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Cranes: Steve Drassler shows an unusual usage for LC-56 and an Anchorage - Fairbanks station list from 1976 - 2/9/20
yellow diamondNews: Princess car repaints - 2/9/20
yellow diamondWhere Are They Now?: James Tiroch reports, "Respondek #1800 is stored Bad Ordered in Granite City, IL at Americas Central Port. It has not been used for 4-5 years now." - 2/9/20
yellow diamondNews: YES... you can have your own train cars - 2/7/20
yellow diamondModeling: After a "make your own submarine sandwich" bar the crew attacks power problems, canted curves and foam board installation on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. - 2/6/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The January Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 2/4/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Broad Pass Meet - 2/3/20
yellow diamondRosters: Deane Motis photos of F-units, numbers 1522, 1530, 1530, 1530, 1530, 1530, 1530, 1530, 1530, 1530, 1530 - 1/31/20
yellow diamondModeling: Fascia board painting ends and foam board installation begins on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. Stop by and enjoy the fumes of melting plastic! - 1/26/20
yellow diamondRosters: More Deane Motis photos of SD70MACs, numbers 4318, 4319, 4320, 4322 and 4323 - 1/27/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Arrival Girdwood - 1/27/20
yellow diamondVideo: Check out this very cool colorized video of President Harding's visit to Alaska - 1/26/20
yellow diamondRosters: Many thanks to Steve Drassler in his commitment to preserving Alaska Railroad history in his submission of Extra 2000 at Palmer junction - 1/26/20
yellow diamondAdmin: Dose anyone have any picture of Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4008 "Spirit of Wasilla” that was part of a true power consist, NS 4095, NS 8818, NS 3390, NS 9417, NS 9418, ARR 4008, CSX 761, CSX 763, CSX 764, CSX 768, CSX 2719, UP 2327 GP38-2 from the year 2000? If so then please send me an email. - 1/26/20
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad Passenger Coach Seat Reupholstery - 1/26/20
yellow diamondModeling: The last of the fascia board is put into place on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout while Paul the Painter snaps photos. - 1/26/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Unit frac sand train - 1/20/20
yellow diamondModeling: The fascia board installation draws to a close on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout. I am so blessed to have so many people come together to help me realize my dream! - 1/16/20
yellow diamondSpecial Features: Snowfighting: I added a small section on snow sheds. Feel free to send me any additional information you have! - 1/13/20
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Casey Durand sent us some photos and the status of the mechanical reefers in Whittier - 1/13/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Denali Star at Riley Creek - 1/13/20
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer caught the northbound Denali Star at Riley Creek and Healy - 1/12/20
yellow diamondModeling: LJ and Paul the Painter return to assist Rick and John in fascia cutting and foam board painting on my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 1/10/20
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: 3D model of #557 - 1/6/20
yellow diamondModeling: The crew meets New Year's Day to continue work my HO scale Alaska Railroad layout - 1/4/20
yellow diamondRosters: Deane Motis beefing up our SD70MAC roster photos of numbers 4008, 4010, 4011 and 4012 - 1/4/20
yellow diamondNews: Court finds former North Pole refinery operator liable for millions in water pollution case - 1/4/20
yellow diamondNo. 557 Info: The December Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 1/3/20
yellow diamondRosters: Shane Durand sent us a pair of photos of four SD70MACs sunning themselves in the Anchorage yard - 1/1/20
yellow diamondAdmin: Happy New Year! - 1/1/20
yellow diamondRosters: Deane Motis beefing up our SD70MAC roster photos with #4317 - 12/29/19
yellow diamondRosters: Cathey Sterling was kind enough to lend me Stewart's photos to scan. Here is two from his collection: six locomotives at the Fairbanks diesel facility and flat car 651E with a tank car load - 12/29/19
yellow diamondRosters: Many thanks to Terry Douglas for his photo of GP38-2 #2002 in the Anchorage yard on a brisk -4 degree day - 12/29/19
yellow diamondRosters: Jonathan Fischer is helping you get over those winter blues by sending us some great photos of no. 4328 heading up a passenger train at Matanuska Junction, no. 1500 in Healy Canyon, no. 2401 at Hurricane, No. 31 on the Hurricane Turn, no. 3008 heads up a gravel train, Healy right of way, new Curry depot and MOW hoppers as viewed from the Hurricane Turn - 12/29/19