First is an image of the northbound coal train at Potter, seen late in the evening. I'm pretty sure I was riding with Mark Hemphill. 1986

Gravel train working in South Anchorage. I'm pretty sure I was riding with Mark Hemphill. 1986

Gravel train working in South Anchorage. I'm pretty sure I was riding with Mark Hemphill. 1986

Next, I went up north for the last time as a resident of the Great Land. First, I stopped at Palmer shot the gravel train loading. 1986

...and then shot a few of the preserved passenger cars and the LC-57. 1986

Bureau of Mines #5. 1986

Lake Minchumina. 1986

Next, I caught the southbound passenger train at the iconic location, near Woodpecker Road, just south of Talkeetna. It was one of my favorite spots. 1986

The following morning, I caught the northbound passenger train. 1986

Northbound passenger train. 1986

First spotted approaching Hurricane, I also caught the train at Broad Pass. I'd only recently discovered that location, which again, is mostly treed in these days. 1986

Finally, I caught a daytime freight train at the Denali Park depot, with a Budd car parked in the siding. 1986