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Welcome to John's Alaska Railroad Web Page!
I fell in love with the Alaska Railroad (ARR) after my wife and I rode it in the summer of 1986. We rode from the Anchorage station to Denali National Park where we backpacked and camped for several days. We returned to Anchorage with a long stop due to Federal Hours of Service Law. The crew had worked its 12 hour shift and a new crew had to be sent in. Not long after returning to my home in Ohio, I began modeling a 12' x 16' ARR HO layout in my basement.
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John's ARR 2008 trip journal now online - 12/5/08
The best things in life are worth waiting for and boy, did you have to wait! Over four months have passed since my 2008 Alaska Railroad trip, but I finally finished this literary masterpiece. LOL Containing over 15,000 words, 139 photos, 17 videos and encompassing 173MB of disk space, it will definitely entertain you for an hour or two. Enjoy!
2009 ARRC poster announced - 11/26/08
The ARRC will release its 2009 annual poster/print during two public unveil-and-sale events: first at the Ship Creek Historic Depot in Anchorage (411 West First Avenue) on Saturday, December 6, and subsequently at the Fairbanks Depot (1745 Johansen Expressway) on Saturday, December 13. Wasilla artist Taffina Katkus will be on hand to sign the prints and posters at both events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entitled Clearing the Way, the artwork depicts a Jordan spreader crossing the Hurricane Gulch Bridge on a cold Alaskan afternoon.
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Alaska weather:
wunderground
- weather.com
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CC's interactive map. 
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satellite image

Alaska webcams:
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4th Ave & G St, Anchorage
- Anchorage port, Anchorage
- Cushman Bridge, Fairbanks
- FAA weather cams
- Whittier
- Whittier dock

Miscellaneous:
- Virtual Guidebook.
- ARR event calendar
- Alaska Railroad Flickr Group
- ARRrailfans Group
- Alaska's Digital Archive
- My past polls

This web site is dedicated in memory of Jeff Childs (1959-2000), railfan, friend and mentor.
Jeff was my inspiration and driving force during the initial creation of this web site.
Jeff's love for the Alaska Railroad was very contagious and will be greatly missed.

And in Memory of...


Page hits since 4/28/97

The Alaska Railroad Logo is copyrighted and used with permission from the Alaska Railroad Corporation
All photos and graphics on this web site are protected intellectual property.
Thanks to Ed Timko for this page's banner image (and for updating the logo!).

© 1997-2007 John Combs unless otherwise noted
Now with over 3,000 photographs!

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