What's New - 2002 Archive
  yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad has big plans for 2003 - 12/31/02
yellow diamondNews: End of Healy coal-hauling contract hurts railroad outlook - 12/31/02
yellow diamondPat Durand's Painting Tips: Pat added a third section discussing ARR blue choices - 12/30/02
yellow diamondFormer Roster: Added 1204, 1830, 2501, 2503, 1604, 7249/7324/7331 , Mate 2, CN SD40 5161, 7356 and 1510 - 12/30/02
yellow diamondSpecial Features: Added three Matt Leistico Microsoft Train Simulator add-ons - 12/30/02
yellow diamondPat Durand's Painting Tips: Pat added a second section discussing ARR blue choices - 12/30/02
yellow diamondMy HO Layout: Added a "Layout Status" section plus two new pictures at the bottom of the page - 12/30/02
yellow diamondNews: Locomotive beacons - 12/30/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Fairbanks depot in 1951 - 12/30/02
yellow diamondSpecial Features: Moved the Alaska Railroad Lodgings section to here - 12/26/02
yellow diamondChristmas: Hey John, what Alaska Railroad gifts did you get for Christmas?  Well, my brother-in-law Rick bought me an Atlas GP 38, Harold Emerick sent my wife a bicentennial F7A and P-30 for her to give me, my son gave me an Alaska Snow Tracker, my daughter gave my a photomosiac puzzle, and an ARR employee sent me an airport depot grand opening spike.  Yowza!!! - 12/25/02
yellow diamondNews: More things many and varied - 12/23/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: No. 1050 skirting a snowy Moose Pass, 1949 - 12/23/02
yellow diamondSpecial Features: Created an area to hold Alaska Railroad Microsoft Train Simulator add-ons - 12/20/02
yellow diamondEquipment Roster: Equipment roster as of 12/10/02 - 12/19/02
yellow diamondFreight Roster: Freight car roster as of 12/10/02 - 12/19/02
yellow diamondCreations: Added Pat Durand's beautiful RF1 #1070 and Harold Emerick's GP40 #3011 and F59 #5001 - 12/18/02
yellow diamondNews: The little senator that could - 12/17/02
yellow diamondNews: Annual Alaska Railroad poster features views of Healy Canyon - 12/17/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week Archives: Hats off to Pat Durand who bird dogged major link problems with the Picture of the Week archive.  All problems have now been resolved. - 12/16/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Here is the first photo of the ACL 1804 on Gold Coast Railroad property. - 12/16/02
yellow diamondNews: Things many and varied - 12/14/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week:  No snow, no frost, no ice, 47F as Alaska Railroad # 2001 basks in the mid day low sun.   This work horse reflects the range of weathering suffered by Alaska locomotives in the faded paint and dirt accumulation.  - 12/9/02
yellow diamondNews: Car crash - 12/8/02
yellow diamondIndustries: Pat Durand shows a stub track, suitable for modeling a small scale industry - 12/6/02
yellow diamondNews: Rich, powerful onboard for first ride - 12/6/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad opens new depot at Alaska airport - 12/6/02
yellow diamondCreations: Added Harold Emericks's F7A #1516 and passenger cars #890 and 522 - 12/5/02
yellow diamondNews: New train depot opens at airport - 12/4/02
yellow diamondNews: Train pulls in at new airport depot - 12/4/02
yellow diamondNews: SD70MAC lease information and airport rail station dedication - 12/4/02
yellow diamondNews: SD70MAC lease information - 12/4/02
yellow diamondCreations: Added Robert Krol's O scale F7 #1512 - 12/3/02
yellow diamondCreations: Added Robert Krol's GP49 #2809 and bi-level coach #601 - 12/2/02
yellow diamondRailroadiana: Added five more items to my "museum" - 12/2/02
yellow diamondHistorical Highlights: Brought this historic timeline up to date - 12/2/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: 1940s vintage photos of Tunnel section house and the Loop - 12/2/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The longest passenger train - 11/25/02
yellow diamondAdmin: I've been moving some things around again.  Please let me know if you find any broken links. - 11/19/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad hauls 3.6 million tons of gravel, nearly beating record - 11/19/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A well powered rotary - 11/18/02
yellow diamondNews: MATI Trains of Thought - 11/13/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad to get millions in funding - 11/13/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Well oiled SD70MACs - 11/11/02
yellow diamondLocomotive roster: Added Mike Presley's photos of Williams new switcher - 11/6/02
yellow diamondNews: Jet fuel demand sets records - 11/4/02
yellow diamondNews: Seward coal terminal status uncertain - 11/6/02
yellow diamondNews: Ski train rolls on to the north - 11/4/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska hit by earthquake - 11/4/02
yellow diamondNews: Ulu Factory wants to build new home on railroad land - 11/4/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Williams Oil Company's new switcher - 11/3/02
yellow diamondAdmin: My new domain name is up and running; www.alaskarails.org is now online! - 11/1/02
yellow diamondNews: Williams switcher information - 10/31/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Jeff DeBroeck's photo of locomotive crane 109 - 10/28/02
yellow diamondBuilding the railroad: Added 17 photos to the Alaska Central, Tanana Valley and A.E.C. sections - 10/23/02
yellow diamondCreations: Added Bob Lee's Russell plow - 10/23/02
yellow diamondNews: Williams switcher status - 10/21/02
yellow diamondRunaway Train: Added some additional information from the press release kit I've obtained - 10/21/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: John's future Alaska Railroad job? - 10/21/02
yellow diamondStories: Another addition to "Writing Journal: Memories of Carl Freshour" - 10/16/02
yellow diamondHistorical News: Photos from the 1972 train-truck collision at Houston - 10/16/02
yellow diamondNews: Deal helped state buck the lockout - 10/15/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad project await environmental approval - 10/15/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Carl Freshour's photo of 2-6-0 #224 - 10/14/02
yellow diamondHistorical: A photo journal of Carl Freshour's days in the 714th Railway Operating Battalion - 10/14/02
yellow diamondFormer Roster: Three new steam locomotive shots - 10/14/02
yellow diamondBibliography: I just purchased "Alaska Nellie" which completes my collection of Alaska Railroad books! - 10/11/02
yellow diamondStories: Another addition to "Writing Journal: Memories of Carl Freshour" - 10/10/02
yellow diamondARR Alumni: J.L. Hickey provided the latest scoop on 1517 - 10/9/02
yellow diamondCreations: Added Harold Emerick's E8B P-30 - 10/8/02
yellow diamondStories: Another addition to "Writing Journal: Memories of Carl Freshour" - 10/8/02
yellow diamondNews: Anchorage's first ship in a week comes in - 10/7/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad moves final load of South Korea-bound coal - 10/7/02
yellow diamondStories: Writing Journal: Memories of Carl Freshour - 10/7/02
yellow diamondCreations: Harold Emerick has sure been busy creating eight new HO scale items. - 10/7/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Barges at Whittier - 10/7/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska cargo loaded in Tacoma - 10/4/02
yellow diamondNews: One good turn: Railroad stops stay on track - 10/4/02
yellow diamondNews: Flag-stop friends earn train service a reprieve - 10/4/02
yellow diamondAdmin: Over the next week, I will be working on all the links on this site.  Please let me know if you discover a bad link. - 10/3/02
yellow diamondNews: Union, west coast port employees set for mediation - 10/3/02
yellow diamondEmail Addresses: Added Carl Freshour to the list - 10/3/02
yellow diamondNews: West coast docks idle; labor talks resume today - 10/2/02
yellow diamondNews: West coast shutdown - 10/2/02
yellow diamondNews: Fox affected by Longshoreman's strike - 10/2/02
yellow diamondNews: Passenger car painting - 10/1/02
yellow diamondNews: Train Trouble - 9/30/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: What is this Combs character doing?!? - 9/30/02
yellow diamondHistorical Features: Added a section on the Harbor Train Station - 9/27/02
yellow diamondNews: Usibelli's last shipment to South Korea ends era - 9/27/02
yellow diamondEmail Addresses: Added Jeff Turkel's email address - 9/25/02
yellow diamondRoute Map: Added Jeff Turkel's Eielson AFB operational photos - 9/24/02
yellow diamondNews: Latest report on 1718 and 1604 at MATI - 9/24/02
yellow diamondNews: Gravel train noise complaints - 9/24/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad, union make agreement - 9/24/02
yellow diamondNews: SD70MACs to depart - 9/24/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad, union agree to big pay hike - 9/24/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A northbound Whittier freight holds at the Portage wye for the empty southbound Seward Passenger train - 9/23/02
yellow diamondNews: Arson! - 9/19/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad hit hard by coal cutback - 9/18/02
yellow diamondNews: Spill drill focuses on railroad tank cars - 9/18/02
yellow diamondNews: Huge dome cars on the way - 9/17/02
yellow diamondNews: Mine, railroad workers hurt by end of coal shipments - 9/17/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Condensation on a Grandview coach - 9/16/02
yellow diamondStories:A Day in the Life of a Baggage Handler - 9/12/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad receives $9 million to straighten track - 9/11/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad in line for millions in federal funds - 9/11/02
yellow diamondRosters: Here is a first draft of the entire Alaska Railroad locomotive roster - 9/10/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad to lease Ship Creek land - 9/10/02
yellow diamondNews: New railroad depot receives $7.2 million from fe agency - 9/10/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Whittier shuttle on Labor Day - 9/9/02
yellow diamondRailroadiana: Added a 1956 brochure and a 1967 timetable to the museum - 9/5/02
yellow diamondOn the Rails Roster: Added four from my recent trip - 9/5/02
yellow diamondRoute Map: I've been spicing up my route map section by adding a photo or two.  If you are really bored and looking for something to do, check them out: Broad Pass, Clear, Ferry, North Pole, Moose Pass, Nenana, Portage, Potter, Grandview, Fairbanks and Whittier. - 9/4/02
yellow diamondStories: Rotary Rescue - 9/4/02
yellow diamondFormer Roster: Added four from the Durand collection: #213, #214, #901, #1000 - 9/4/02
yellow diamondStories: Freight Train Wreck at Houston - 9/4/02
yellow diamondFormer Roster: Added three Jack Klingbeil photos: 4-8-2 #801, RS-1 #1000, SW-1 #1204 - 9/3/02
yellow diamondSystem Admin: I'm running out of server space again so I moved the Creations page to Axel's server.  Basically, you should not notice any difference.  Please email me with any problems or complaints. - 9/3/02
yellow diamondNews: Russia's second largest oil company considers buying Williams refineries - 9/2/02
yellow diamondNews: SD70MACS to be leased - 9/2/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Don Prince's rotary snowplow story - 9/2/02
yellow diamondRailroadiana: Added 15 historic corporate documents to my ARR museum - 8/30/02
yellow diamondN Roster: Added three new N scale items, a custom painted caboose and four custom containers and one bulktainer - 8/30/02
yellow diamondNews: Westours dome car update - 8/30/02
yellow diamondHistoric News: Fiery train-truck collision (soon to have pictures) - 8/30/02
yellow diamondHistoric News: A washed out roadbed blamed for wreck (with pictures!) - 8/30/02
yellow diamondStories: I updated my 2002 Alaska Railroad Trip Journal with photos for day 3  - 8/28/02
yellow diamondRoyal Celebrity Tours: Added car shops and personal music system photographs - 8/27/02
yellow diamondPassenger car roster: Added interior photographs of the Aurora no. 2000 - 8/27/02
yellow diamondPassenger car roster: I have added photographs of Nos. 321 and 322 which means I now have the entire ARR passenger car photo roster online - 8/27/02
yellow diamondNews: Bering Strait dream won't die - 8/27/02
yellow diamondStories: Here is my 2002 Alaska Railroad Trip Journal - 8/26/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Summer passenger service to Whittier. - 8/26/02
yellow diamondStories: Airborne Moose Sighting - 8/23/02
yellow diamondCreations: Check out Harold Emerick's custom painted RDC no. 701 - 8/19/02
yellow diamondSteam Roster: Added 402 and 503 photographs to my steam roster - 8/19/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Check out where the Alaska Railroad gets its rebuilds done - 8/19/02
yellow diamondHO Roster: A custom painted GP49 no. 2805 by Robert Krol now adorns my HO scale roster - 8/17/02
yellow diamondNews: Female engineers say railroaders' attitude toward women good - 8/16/02
yellow diamondNews: Goo Goo Dolls music video - 8/16/02
yellow diamondHistoric News: Alaska Central --- Alaska Northern Railway (1911) - 8/13/02
yellow diamondHall of Fame: Don Prince and Curt Rudd were inducted into John's Alaska Railroad Web Page Hall of Fame - 8/14/02
yellow diamondVideo: It's about time!  I finally got ten new video clips online. - 8/14/02
yellow diamondNews: Group raises merits of rail depot - 8/14/02
yellow diamondHistoric News: We Were Saved By Accident - 8/13/02
yellow diamondNews: State abandoning plan to clean Gold Creek spill - 8/13/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad receives $10.2 million for track work - 8/12/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Here's one from my recent Alaska trip - 8/12/02
yellow diamondRailroadiana: The big game hunter brought back 22 new items for his ARR museum - 8/10/02
yellow diamondBibliography: I just picked up the newest book dealing with the Alaska Railroad, Get Mears! - 8/10/02
yellow diamondNews: Trains keep a-rollin' thanks to Steamers - 8/9/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad plans fare hikes, Fair excursions - 8/8/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad tallies passenger increase - 8/8/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad considers more cars - 8/7/02
yellow diamondNews: Goo Goo Dolls make music video on train - 8/6/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Okay, I'm off to Alaska for two weeks.  Here are the next three POTWs.  Enjoy! - 7/22/02
yellow diamondCreations: Robert Krol's bicentennial F7 #1510 - 7/19/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Aerial view of a passenger train in Moose Pass - 7/15/02
yellow diamondCreations: Harold Emerick submitted photos and information on his HO scale locomotive crane, P-6 power car, MK ballast hopper, Jordan spread and work caboose - 7/9/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Aerial view of the Anchorage shops - 7/8/02
yellow diamondStories: A Denali size rock - 7/6/02
yellow diamondEmail Addresses: Added Paul Zoller's email address - 7/6/02
yellow diamondCreations: Krol's GP38 # 2000 - 7/5/02
yellow diamondNews: Got money? Former ARR units for sale! - 7/5/02
yellow diamondNews: Murkowski requests rail corridor study - 7/2/02
yellow diamondNews: Additional passenger cars to be purchased for the Grandview - 7/2/02
yellow diamondNews: Texas firm eyes Williams facility - 7/2/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad will still have customer - 7/2/02
yellow diamondRailroadiana: Added four more ARRC posters to my collection - 7/1/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad workers collide on tracks - 7/1/02
yellow diamondNews: Holland America to sell ex Milwaukee super domes - 7/1/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The "For rent" mystery - 7/1/02
yellow diamondNews: Status of the newest MATI acquisitions - 6/27/02
yellow diamondNews: Mat-Su rail spur faces opposition - 6/27/02
yellow diamondLinks: Added a link to Nathan Holmes Alaska Railroad trip report - 6/25/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad spends $52 million on capital projects this year - 6/25/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The Anchorage Roundhouse in 1922 - 6/24/02
yellow diamondAdmin: I will be off line until 23 June - 6/15/02
yellow diamondNews: $20 million on track for railroad - 6/15/02
yellow diamondAdmin: I will be off line until 14 June - 6/1/02
yellow diamondNews: William's to drive debt down $3 billion - 6/1/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Here are the photos for the next three weeks. Enjoy Unusual Freight! - 6/1/02
yellow diamondHistorical Features: James Sava's photos of Healy in 1952 - 5/29/02
yellow diamondLeased roster: Thanks to Timothy Braun who provided additional information on several of the ARR's leased units: 505, 818, 819, 833, 3876, 4400, 4401, 4411 - 5/27/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The Short train on Trail Lake is just about to cross Falls Creek and head into the Crown Point siding. - 5/27/02
yellow diamondWhat's Hot: Check out Robert Krol's photos of the rebuilt P-30 - 5/26/02
yellow diamondHO Roster: I bought six McKinley Explorer railcars from Bob Garner.  Now I am only missing the Chena (#509) and the Kobuk (#551)! - 5/24/02
yellow diamondHistoric News Stories: A feature dedicated to historic ARR news items - 5/23/02
yellow diamondCreations: Steve Anderegg's G scale garden layout - 5/22/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska's hot, dry weather brings early spate of fires - 5/21/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The Alaska Railroad's rotary #3 - 5/20/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad resuming service - 5/17/02
yellow diamondNews: Plans call for lowering Whittier tunnel fees - 5/16/02
yellow diamondRebuilding the Power: A basic overview of the recent GP40 rebuild - 5/16/02
yellow diamondNews: Company reviews North Pole for possible petrochemical plant - 5/16/02
yellow diamondNews: Washed out tracks delay first passenger trains - 5/15/02
yellow diamondRailroadiana: I probably should just start mailing my paycheck to Ebay - 5/14/02
yellow diamondNews: Amtrak rentals/Whittier tunnel fees - 5/14/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad finishes fuel tank car renovations - 5/14/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad's suspension repairs get fuel cars back on track - 5/14/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad locomotive leaks diesel into rail yard - 5/14/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The historic MRS1 and the modern day oil train - 5/13/02
yellow diamondAdmin: After returning from a week long electronic warfare conference in San Antonio, Texas, I am now back in the saddle again.  Hopefully, over the next couple of days I will get caught up on news postings and other stuff.  Yes, I realized I forgot to post last week's Picture of the Week.  This is the first time this has happened in five years!  I promise you two this Monday.  Currently, I am swamped, but I'll get stuff out as soon as I can.  Thanks for your patience! - 5/11/02
yellow diamondRailfan page: Added sections for Grand Canyon Railway, Cajon Pass and Seattle, Washington - 5/3/02
yellow diamondNews: Usibelli says it will proceed with layoffs - 5/3/02
yellow diamondEmail lottery: Check out the winners of the fifth anniversary email lottery - 5/1/02
yellow diamondNews: Westours to get new railcars - 5/1/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad appreciation day - 5/1/02
yellow diamondNews: ARR train news - 4/26/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Rebuilt GP40-2 number 3009 pulling passenger cars out of Whittier - 4/29/02
yellow diamondNews: Gold Creek fuel cleanup bogs down - 4/26/02
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad receives first on-line reservation - 4/26/02
yellow diamondNews: UTU response to Alaska Journal of Commerce's caboose article - 4/22/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Former ARR caboose number 1070 in Washington - 4/22/02
yellow diamondStories: Added Don Prince's photos to the story "Wreck of the 802" - 4/18/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: String of GP40s in Fairbanks - 4/15/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad officials debating building second set of tracks - 4/11/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad could lose millions from Usibelli - 4/8/02
yellow diamondNews: Whittier doesn't bring flood of visitors - 4/8/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The Easter train - 4/8/02
yellow diamondRailroadiana: Added three more items to my ARR memorabilia - 4/2/02
yellow diamondCreations: The first installment of Steve Wintermeier's N scale Denali Star - 4/2/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad technology puts caboose into retirement home - 4/2/02
yellow diamondNews: More power rumors - 4/2/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: April Fool's bonus, two pictures for this week! - 4/1/02
yellow diamondNews: New coaches and power - 3/29/02
yellow diamondCurrent locomotive roster: Added Bob Focht's photo of P-30 - 3/29/02
yellow diamondMisc: HO scale Williams tank car decals are now available from Ron Sheets, 1028 Evergreen St. #1, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709- 3/28/02
yellow diamondFormer loco roster: Added five more of James Sava's historical photos plus three others: 1000 , 1010 , 1034, 1072, 1074, 701, 2000 and 2500 - 3/28/02
yellow diamondNews: Usibelli may lay off third of workers - 3/26/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: ARR #1 covered in a deep blanket of snow - 3/25/02
yellow diamondFormer loco roster: Added four more of James Sava's historical photos: 701 , 901 , 1042  and 1202 - 3/22/02
yellow diamondEmail lottery: Don't forget to entry my email lottery! - 3/22/02
yellow diamondRailroadiana: Added four more items to the "museum" - 3/22/02
yellow diamondRoute Map: Added photos to Rainbow and Honolulu pages - 3/21/02
yellow diamondNews: Stevens tries to ease land swap to straighten track - 3/19/02
yellow diamondNews: State may get funds, but not fast train - 3/19/02
yellow diamondStories: The Healy Roundhouse Fire - 3/18/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: James Sava's photos of the Healy Roundhouse fire - 3/18/02
yellow diamondNews: Train engine collides with SUV - 3/17/02
yellow diamondCreations: Robert Krol's #2504 - 3/14/02
yellow diamondNews: Naphtha sales good for bottom line at Williams, railroad - 3/11/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A troop train south at the Fairbanks depot loading for the port of Whittier - 3/11/02
yellow diamondStories: The wreck of the 802 - 3/11/02
yellow diamondFormer freight roster: Move the business car Denali from the current passenger car roster to the former freight roster - 3/7/02
yellow diamondNews: Movie shoot nixed - 3/7/02
yellow diamondNews: Railroad straightens first three miles of track to Valley - 3/7/02
yellow diamondNews: Recently retired freight 1776 - 3/6/02
yellow diamondFormer loco roster: Added a Jack Klingbeil photo of steamer 405 - 3/6/02
yellow diamondFormer loco roster: Added an E.D. Motis photo of 1508 - 3/6/02
yellow diamondFormer loco roster: Added four more of James Sava's historical photos: 557 , 557 , 1051 and 1826 - 3/6/02
yellow diamondFormer loco roster: Added James Sava's photos: 1054 , 1032 and 1202 - 3/4/02
yellow diamondNews: Invitation to bid on caboose 1776 - 3/4/02
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: I just received photos from the James Sava collection and posted three outstanding ones - 3/4/02
yellow diamondFormer loco roster: Added Cynthia Garner's photos of Wisconsin and Southern's E9As 10A and 10C.  You'll find them linked from the pages for ARR 2401 and 2402 - 3/1/02
yellow diamondRailroadiana: Added some new items to the "museum" - 3/1/02
yellow diamondModeling: Pat Durand's model painting tips - 3/1/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Proposed rail, ferry link hotly opposed - 2/27/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Passenger car 208 spotted in Seattle - 2/25/02
Yellow DiamondPicture of the Week: Don Prince's historic photographs of the 1952 Healy roundhouse fire - 2/25/02
Yellow DiamondFormer loco roster: Added Ed Cooper's photos of 1818, 7324/7331 and 6500571 - 2/19/02
Yellow DiamondPicture of the Week: Kicking off the collection I received from Gene Adoline with a photo of steamer #703 - 2/18/02
Yellow DiamondFormer loco roster: Added Gene Adoline's photos of 1300, 215, 7107 #1, 7007 #2, 7109, SN-1, the 1500 man building and 703 - 2/18/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Tiny railbelt town big on detail - 2/16/02
Yellow DiamondNews: An unsolicited editorial regarding web site submissions - 2/15/02
Yellow DiamondMy HO roster: Added two more cars; one is a gift from Bob Garner and the other is an Ebay purchase. - 2/13/02
Yellow DiamondNews: 'Railroad lady' pushes link through Canada - 2/12/02
Yellow DiamondPicture of the Week: Albert Bailey's steamer shots of 801 and 802 - 2/11/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Knowles unveils plan to cut cost of gas line- 2/8/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Flat cars- 2/7/02 
Yellow DiamondCreations: Steve Booth's caboose #1087 - 2/7/02
Yellow DiamondLinks (Riding the ARR): Thanks to Willow Peyton who sent in a link to "Destination Alaska"- 2/7/02
Yellow DiamondN scale modeling: Bob Garner reports Bowser has created an N scale bicentennial caboose.  The roster entry even includes a photo of it.- 2/6/02
Yellow DiamondPersonal note: I am very happy to report that the eye specialist found a major improvement in the vision of my daughter Laura's left eye today.  Although it only measured 20/70, it is a major improvement over blindness (November 2001) and a significant improvement over counting fingers (early January 2002).  The doctor was pleased with her progress and is very hopeful that her vision may totally return over the next few months.  Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and/or prayers!  It made all the difference! - 2/4/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Seward bus, trolley and Kenai River Trail included in funds from federal package - 2/4/02
Yellow DiamondCreations: Steve Booth's E9 and MP15 - 2/4/02
Yellow DiamondPicture of the Week: Rebuilt/repainted no. 3015 and its Head End Power (HEP) monitor panel in the locomotive shop - 2/4/02
Yellow DiamondNenana Depot kit: Pat Durand's fourth phase for building this HO scale kit - 1/31/02
Yellow DiamondA whole lotta shakin' going on: GP7u #1805, GP7L #1839, GP40-2 3018, FP7-A #1512, F7-B #1517, GP30u #2504, F7-A #1506, FP7-A #1512, F7-A #1509, F7-A #1532, F7-A #1504, GP7 #1806, GP7 #1810 and GP35u #3051, GP49 #2808, GP49 #2809, GP40-2 #3014, RDC #702 - 1/30/02
Yellow DiamondO scale modeling: John Gerding sent in a photo of a Kris Model Train "At Your Service" boxcar.  does anybody have any info on the Kris Model Train company? - 1/30/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Latest Alaska Central Railroad status - 1/30/02
Yellow DiamondFormer Freight: Moved coaches 601 and 602 from passenger roster to former freight - 1/28/02
Yellow DiamondPassenger roster: Thanks to Bob Focht for providing photos of 111 and 452.  Now only two more photos and I'll have the entire passenger car roster! - 1/28/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Rebuilt P-30 arrives in Seattle - 1/28/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Rails of the future - 1/28/02
Yellow DiamondPicture of the Week: 1072 in Curry and MRS1 1809 at the Anchorage Depot - 1/28/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Wilderness Express bi-levels at BNSF Denver - 1/27/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Denali Railroad project could move forward this summer- 1/26/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Alaska Railroad derails some Wasilla residents' request - 1/25/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Retired equipment - 1/24/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Railroad scraps reroute - 1/20/02
Yellow DiamondPicture of the Week: Caboose 1077 in Fairbanks - 1/21/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Railroad projects abound - 1/20/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Regulatory delay crimps Fairbanks depot plans - 1/20/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Odds and ends - 1/18/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Holland America Westours acquires dome car - 1/14/02
Yellow DiamondPicture of the Week: The Matanuska Junction water tower (1942) - 1/14/02
Yellow DiamondNenana Depot Modeling: Patrick Durand provides a historical glimpse at the Nenana Depot as an aid to building the HO scale version of the building - 1/9/02
Yellow DiamondFormer Locomotive Roster: Added engineering drawings for steam locomotives 315, 400, 557, 701 and 901 - 1/9/02
Yellow DiamondHall of Fame: Added Axel Hessler to my Hall of Fame - 1/9/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Residents scrutinize plan to move railroad tracks - 1/8/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Highly prized annual railroad painting debuts in January - 1/8/02
Yellow DiamondPicture of the Week: The Black Maria - 1/7/02
Yellow DiamondNews: Railroad forecasts higher revenues - 1/1/02

 

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