As the sign proclaims - "Fairbanks Alaska - north end of the main line of The Alaska Railroad". Having just arrived, 1502, 1506 and 1517 sit quietly with #2 from Anchorage in August 1985. 1517 was... (more)
It's 1:30 PM and the sun is already very low here in the Alaskan Interior during the first week of November. Winter comes early in Alaska and the days are short, but what little light it does off... (more)
The Spirit of Nenana on Ft. Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Many thanks to Sgt Major Steve Gamache for tracking this train down for me on the Army base, Ft. Wainwright, in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Alaska Railroad's top of the world engine house and yard
ARR 3010 + 3009 + Aurora Winter train from Fairbanks to Anchorage
Northbound manifest from Anchorage
At the Alaska RR shops & yard.
At the Alaska RR shops.