What's New - 2007 Archive
yellow diamondBibliography: In the United States, all books and other works published before 1923 have expired copyrights and are in the public domain. So after purchasing a 1922 issue of Railway Review from eBay, I have taken the liberty of scanning in the article Erection of Hurricane Gulch Arch Bridge on Alaska Government Railway for all you ARR historians to enjoy! - 12/31/07
yellow diamondRosters: I've added three caboose and one bilevel passenger car photos I got from eBay: 1069, 1076, 1080 and the 600s - 12/31/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Emergency shelter - 12/31/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A double rainbow in the Anchorage yard - 12/31/07
yellow diamondRosters: I've added some photos from the Don Marenzi collection: No. 3002 plus four, Fairbanks coal bunker, American container crane, yellow crawler crane, Fairbanks yard crane and boxcar being unloaded by forklift - 12/27/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Finding the rail - 12/24/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: GP40 nos. 3003 and 3004 pulling the oil train from the North Pole refinery - 12/24/07
yellow diamondNews: SD70MACs status - 12/19/07
yellow diamondNews: SD70MACs status - 12/17/07
yellow diamondNews: Rail study off to feds - 12/17/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Dome section house - 12/17/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: The black Maria - 12/17/07
yellow diamondAt a glance: New SD70MAC delivery photos - 12/17/07
yellow diamondNews: SD70MACs status - 12/16/07
yellow diamondNews: SD70MACs and dome car - 12/13/07
yellow diamondCreations: Czulada's N-scale Denali Star - 12/10/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Down tie crew - 12/10/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Two new of our ladies heading across Nebraska - 12/10/07
yellow diamondStories: Jane Shue's "The Alaska Railroad Holiday Train" - 12/9/07
yellow diamondNews: GP49 sale status - 12/9/07
yellow diamondNews: 4327 and 4328 status - 12/9/07
yellow diamondNews: 4327 and 4328 status - 12/9/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Curry Hotel - 12/3/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Chasing the Aurora to Wasilla - 12/3/07
yellow diamondNews: HALX railcars status - 12/2/07
yellow diamondLinks: Added a link for Richard Elgenson's Hurricane Turn story - 12/2/07
yellow diamondNews: 4327 and 4328 status - 12/2/07
yellow diamondRosters: I've added an engineering drawing for the HiCube boxcars - 12/1/07
yellow diamondCreations: Pat Durand's lowcube scrap gons - 11/29/07
yellow diamondRosters: For the former freight - cut troop cars - 11/29/07
yellow diamondStories: Short term recall for Virginia Gray - 11/29/07
yellow diamondNews: SP7 #1810 sold - 11/29/07
yellow diamondNews: South route for rail line to port rated highest - 11/29/07
yellow diamondNews: Holland cars sold to Iowa Pacific - 11/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Hundreds of Fairbanksans ride into the holiday season - 11/27/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Charlie Stoll in Whittier - 11/26/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: F7 number 1510 leads a passenger train across the Alaskan wilderness - 11/26/07
yellow diamondNews: Feds weigh in on impacts of planned rail spur - 11/25/07
yellow diamondNews: Valley train could bring economic growth - 11/22/07
yellow diamondCreations: Pat Durand's HiCube etched brass kit- 11/20/07
yellow diamondRosters: For the former freight section I've added HiCube boxcars - 11/30/07
yellow diamondNews: Five domes headed for Colorado - 11/19/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: The Rock - 11/19/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Isn't wintertime in Alaska awesome! - 11/19/07
yellow diamondAdmin: My Internet Service Provider was upgrading servers last week and some of my email wound up in some cyberspace bit bucket. So if you sent me an email and didn't get a reply then please send it again. Sorry! - 11/18/07
yellow diamondBibliography: In the United States, all books and other works published before 1923 have expired copyrights and are in the public domain. So after purchasing a 1918 issue of Railway Review from eBay, I have taken the liberty of scanning in the article Railroad Construction Progress in Alaska for all you ARR historians to enjoy! - 11/15/07
yellow diamondNews: Mat-Su's ferry may precede its dock - 11/12/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Cab ornament - 11/12/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Military on the move in Whittier - 11/12/07
yellow diamondNews: Seward's historic railcar for sale - 11/11/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Kenny and Dave - 11/5/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Military on the move in Whittier - 11/5/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad cars pulled from Cable Car Rapid area - 11/1/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Building Hurricane House Track - 10/30/07
yellow diamondIndustries: Added University of Alaska at Fairbanks Coal Fired Power Plant - 10/30/07
yellow diamondRosters: From the Roy foster collection: #1001, Moody Tunnel, and Glacier Pass (1, 2) - 10/30/07
yellow diamondNews: Houston wants rail guarantees - 10/30/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Passenger car number 557 is on the way! - 10/29/07
yellow diamondStories: Layoff time for Virginia Stein - 10/24/07
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Added photos of Jordan spreader numbers 3, 6 and 7 and three freight cars (1, 2, 3) from the Don Marenzi Collection - 10/22/07
yellow diamondNews: Rail link proposal stirs interest from Mat-Su residents - 10/22/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Bridge inspection - 10/22/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Pat O'Brien's scenic Anchorage-to-Seward photos - 10/22/07
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: I was able to find three photos (1, 2 ,3) of old Jordan spreaders. It would be nice if someone could tell me what numbers they are on the ARR's roster. I have no info prior to Jordan Spreader no. 5. Incidentally, I was just contacted by the Great Grandson of O.F. Jordan. I am very pleased that he found this website useful! - 10/22/07
yellow diamondNews: Outside or inside, late fall offers great travel deals - 10/21/07
yellow diamondNews: Groups hopes for Siberian-Alaska rail link - 10/19/07
yellow diamondNews: Passenger car #557 - 10/18/07
yellow diamondNews: Group pushes intercontinental railroad - 10/18/07
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Added six photos to the locomotive cranes section: numbers 26, 37, 55, 56, 57, 105 - 10/16/07
yellow diamondCreations: Harold Emerick depressed (unhappy) center flatcar - 10/16/07
yellow diamondHistorical: Added a postcard of car #2 to Michael and Carolyn Nore's Postcards - 10/16/07
yellow diamondModeling: Added a roof shot of #4324 to the "prototype photos" section - 10/16/07
yellow diamondNews: NREX returns to the lower 48 - 10/16/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: BLM surveying helicopter - 10/15/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Southbound arriving at Girdwood Station from Anchorage. Note the "crowd" in the lower right-hand corner awaiting the train's arrival - 10/15/07
yellow diamondNews: Beluga sightseeing spot off-limits - 10/10/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Snowfleet mishap - 10/8/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Four new SD70MACs! - 10/8/07
yellow diamondNews: Willow split in opinions on rail plan - 10/5/07
yellow diamondNews: Rail link to port explored - 10/5/07
yellow diamondNews: STB denies exemption for new 80-mile Alaska mainline - 10/5/07
yellow diamondNews: Point MacKenzie railroad debated - 10/3/07
yellow diamondNews: RQAX #4001, 4013 & 9407 - 10/2/07
yellow diamondNews: North C Street closed - 10/2/07
yellow diamondNews: Palmer hails its historic rail - 10/2/07
yellow diamondModeling: Added Robert Hiller's O scale and N scale layout - 10/1/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Warming clawbars. Plus, I have some great news for you. Our anonymous contributor has sent us another 41 photos for use in our special feature! Also, I have moved the feature over to our MoW roster section for permanent retrieval. - 10/1/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Fall colors invades Alaska - 10/1/07
yellow diamondCreations: Pat Durand's Tanana Valley Mines Railroad #1 - 9/28/07
yellow diamondBibliography: In the United States, all books and other works published before 1923 have expired copyrights and are in the public domain. So after purchasing a 1922 issue of Railway Age from eBay, I have taken the liberty of scanning in the article Completing the Government Railroad in Alaska for all you ARR historians to enjoy! - 9/27/07
yellow diamondEmail: Added Bob Hiller's email address - 9/26/07
yellow diamondEmail: Added Kyle Westbook's email address - 9/24/07
yellow diamondAdmin: What a shame! There will be two editions of "All in a Day's Work" photos in October and then I don't have any more. However, I suspect the source of these photos has more. Maybe you should send me an email to relay to him asking for more! Maybe your excitement will spur him on! - 9/24/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Summit MP-310 - 9/24/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Riley Creek Trestle and NREC 2007 - 9/24/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added a photo of demo unit EMD #7002 to the leased unit section - 9/23/07
yellow diamondHistorical: Added four more postcards (1, 2, 3, 4) to Michael and Carolyn Nore's Postcards - 9/23/07
yellow diamondHistorical: Many thanks to Candy Waugaman who provided this photo of the McKinley Park Hotel under construction for my McKinley Park Hotel section - 9/23/07
yellow diamondNews: SD70MAC status - 9/19/07
yellow diamondNews: Regulators press Alaska Railroad for better coal dust control - 9/18/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Saving moose - 9/17/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Two photos from Bruce Czulada's trip - 9/17/07
yellow diamondNews: Moody Tunnel demolition status - 9/14/07
yellow diamondNews: New Goldstar rail cars arrive - 9/13/07
yellow diamondNews: Usibelli Coal mines more Chile exports - 9/11/07
yellow diamondNews: Fort Wainwright receives funding - 9/11/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Rotary and spreader - 9/10/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Two of the Coastal Classic - 9/10/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added five MOW items - wreck service kitchen car #0019, water cars X-646E, X-648E, X-657E and bunk car X-1824 - 9/5/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added four photos to the retired passenger car roster - #5013, #5715, #6331 and Caribou Creek - 9/5/07
yellow diamondNews: SD70MAC status - 9/5/07
yellow diamondNews: Palin OKs railroad bonding for coal to gas plant - 9/5/07
yellow diamondNews: Hollywood in Fairbanks - 9/5/07
yellow diamondNews: Usibelli to expand its Two Bull Ridge mine near Healy - 9/4/07
yellow diamondNews: More tourists wild about Alaska - 9/4/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Plowing snow ballast regulator - 9/3/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Whittier barge and jet engines - 9/3/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad introducing whistle-stop service into Kenai backcountry - 9/1/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added photos of 1026, 1068. 1069, 1081 and 1082 to the caboose roster - 8/30/07
yellow diamondNews: New SD70MAC status - 8/28/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added yet another photo of #1839 to the former GP locomotives roster - 8/28/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added photos (1, 2, 3) of 7004 after it was wrecked - 8/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad whistle stop service opens doors to Chugach trails - 8/27/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Plow drift in Whittier - 8/27/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Two from Frank Pantuso's trip - 8/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad sees deep declines in gravel train runs - 8/26/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added six MOW items - tender 0034, tender 0039, former hospital car combine, P-24, former troop sleeper, former troop kitchen. - 8/24/07
yellow diamondCreations: Dominique Ney has added an Alaska Railroad truck to his garden layout - 8/24/07
yellow diamondNews: All aboard the Fair Train - 8/23/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added four power cars: P-10, P-14, P-15 and P-17 - 8/21/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Punching through an avalanche - 8/20/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Time to thin out the waiting list a bit....three photos this week! - 8/20/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added another eBay purchase #1808 - 8/13/07
yellow diamondNews: Rafting through a maze of icebergs - 8/16/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Moose on the Susitna River - 8/13/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: New and old Difco dump cars - 8/13/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added five passenger cars (6, 26, 27, 28, 30), five crane shots (55, 55, 56, 56, 57) and M 103 - 8/10/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad's Whistle Stop Service - 8/12/07
yellow diamondNews: #103 baggage car arrives - 8/10/07
yellow diamondNews: Heavy equipment move damages Palmer tracks - 8/10/07
yellow diamondNews: New SD70MAC status - 8/8/07
yellow diamondNews: GP40 3002 and 3005 status - 8/7/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added two eBay purchases, 60 seat coach #28 and a string of new GP49s - 8/7/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Mistimed the passenger train - 8/6/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: RDCs and fireweed - 8/6/07
yellow diamondNews: Little engines who can't - 8/4/07
yellow diamondNews: ARR baggage car #103 - 8/3/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: A view out the window of spreader #7 - 7/30/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Aurora Express Bed and Breakfast - 7/30/07
yellow diamondIn remembrance: Charles Powell - 7/27/07
yellow diamondFreight/Passenger: Added photos of 89 foot flatcars. Does anybody have more information on these??? - 7/27/07
yellow diamondStrange Freight: Three more unusual loads, park service bus, portable compressors and telephone poles - 7/27/07
yellow diamondRosters: Added two Mark Earnest photos of a jet blower in Whittier - 7/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad has plethora of projects on the table - 7/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad reroute on Army post delayed - 7/23/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Rock slide at Garner Tunnel - 7/23/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: MACs on the move - 7/23/07
yellow diamondStrange Freight: Jet fuel tanker on a flatcar - 7/16/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Passenger car derailment at Carlo - 7/16/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Our ladies are on their way home - 7/16/07
yellow diamondIndustries: Added Suntrana and Ammonium Nitrate Storage facility - 7/12/07
yellow diamondSpecial Features: Under the section "Repainting the Power" I added completed paint job photos for 3002, 3004 and 3005 - 7/9/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Moon over Garner - 7/9/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: MP15 in Fairbanks - 7/9/07
yellow diamondStories: Virginia Gray runs a locomotive! - 7/5/07
yellow diamondNews: Talkeetna residents question railroad proposal - 7/5/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Flood at Montana - 7/2/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Military equipment on the move - 7/2/07
yellow diamondRosters: Earl Young found this photo of #303 and shared it with you! - 6/30/07
yellow diamondRosters: From eBay to your monitor, six locomotives - 6/30/07
yellow diamondStories: A small Virginia Gray journal entry - 6/30/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad whistle stops give access to remote locations - 6/30/07
yellow diamondEmail Addresses: Added Gene Walz's email address (ARR railfan and N scale modeler) - 6/27/07
yellow diamondNews: New SD70MAC status - 6/27/07
yellow diamondNews: ARR #600 status - 6/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad yard location discussed - 6/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Rail link would cost $10.5 billion - 6/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Her life's experiences help illustrate her books - 6/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Assembly approves joint effort for rerouting railroad - 6/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad plans new rail stop on Woodpecker Road - 6/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad opens downtown ticket office in Anchorage - 6/27/07
yellow diamondClassified Ads: Alaska Railroad caboose coal stove - 6/27/07
yellow diamondAdmin: I've been gone on a 16 day vacation. Time to catch up on the updates! - 6/27/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: LC-109 shortly after it was purchased - 6/25/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Picking up steel ties by the Indian River Bridge - 6/25/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Avalanche! - 6/18/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Turnagain Arm area - 6/18/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Gas car at Dome - 6/11/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Old fashioned hunting rig on flatcar - 6/11/07
yellow diamondClassified Ads: Copper River and Northwestern and White Pass and Yukon items for sale - 6/7/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Cranes at Portage - 6/4/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Memorial Day derailment of jet fuel at Dunbar during the summer of 1990 - 6/3/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Breakup of the Big Susitna river- 6/3/07
yellow diamondNews: ARR #2001 and 2006 status - 6/1/07
yellow diamondRosters: Mark Earnest captures the ever beautiful Snow River bridge - 5/28/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: How to paint a locomotive - 5/28/07
yellow diamondSpecial Features: Added a new section "Repainting the Power" - 5/28/07
yellow diamondNews: Three wildfires halt railroad traffic; Interior travel likely altered today - 5/26/07
yellow diamondRosters: Dan Garvey gets some photos of the Bird Creek bridge - 5/25/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad deal shelved - 5/25/07
yellow diamondNews: Legislature gives nod to Agrium coal - 5/25/07
yellow diamondNews: ARR #2001 and 2006 status - 5/25/07
yellow diamondNews: Rail reroute speeds toward assembly approval - 5/24/07
yellow diamondCreations: The nest stage of Randy Thompson's Snow River Bridge diorama - 5/22/07
yellow diamondNews: Port MacKenzie angles for rail extension for coal - 5/22/07
yellow diamondNews: Behind the Disaster Drill - 5/22/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Flood! - 5/21/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: GP38-2 nos. 2001 and 2006 in brand-spanking new paint - 5/21/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Bear at Curry - 5/14/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: MAC hauling concrete ties - 5/14/07
yellow diamondCreations: Randy Thompson's Snow River Bridge diorama - 5/9/07
yellow diamondStories: Matt Leistico's ARR Open House 2007 Report - 5/7/07
yellow diamondNews: Whistle stop wilderness - 5/7/07
yellow diamondAll in a Day's Work: Ballast regulator being turned - 5/7/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: ARRC open house - 5/7/07
yellow diamondNews: GP49s in Tacoma - 5/4/07
yellow diamondNews: Carbon limits in bond measure fails - 5/4/07
yellow diamondNews: Legislature nears approval of financing for Agrium coal project - 5/4/07
yellow diamondStories: Time to celebrate! Virginia Gray has passed her conductor and hostler's tests. Read about it in her latest journal entry - 5/1/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: GP40 #3010 in Whittier - 4/30/07
yellow diamondEmail lottery: This is your last chance to enter my email lottery. - 4/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad, borough reach early agreement - 4/27/07
yellow diamondNews: House OKs bond sale by railroad - 4/26/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad looks into bonding for new agrium - 4/26/07
yellow diamondRailroadiana: I haven't alerted you when adding stuff over the past couple of years since I doubt your are that interested. However, I picked up a bunch of 1970s and 1980s timetables that you might find interesting. Check out those passenger prices! - 4/25/07
yellow diamondNews: State House pushes early rail extension funds for port - 4/25/07
yellow diamondAll in a day's work: Got moose? [Webmaster's note: Now that I've been posting these for over a month, drop me a note and tell me what you think.] - 4/23/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: At your service - 4/23/07
yellow diamondNews: Transportation professionals support review of rail route - 4/20/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad cited for Seward coal dust - 4/20/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad hurt by fuel, helped by spill - 4/18/07
yellow diamondNews: Timing favors Anchorage port in bid for coal transfers - 4/18/07
yellow diamondStories: Jane Shue's "The Alaska Railroad Easter Train" - 4/18/07
yellow diamondStories: Virginia Gray's latest journal entry - 4/17/07
yellow diamondAll in a day's work: Hydraulic pressure from the Big Susitna - 4/16/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: You said you wanted air conditioning - 4/16/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad bonds could bail out Agrium in Kenai - 4/14/07
yellow diamondNews: Nordco spikers - 4/14/07
yellow diamondOther Roadnames: Mark Earnest adds (at the bottom of each page) of nine hoppers, two tank cars, two boxcars and two gondolas - 4/13/07
yellow diamondNews: Lower 48 report - 4/10/07
yellow diamondAll in a day's work: String of air dumps - 4/9/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Easter train - 4/9/07
yellow diamondIn remembrance: Jim Reekie and Mike Kopcha - 4/7/07
yellow diamondNews: Denied use of a train car, Al's Alaskan Inn sues city - 4/7/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad profit down 17 percent - 4/5/07
yellow diamondStories: Virginia Gray's latest journal entry: Tale of a Lost Cell Phone - 4/4/07
yellow diamondBibliography: Check out the latest Alaska Railroad book, Ol' 556 by Shannon Cartwright - 4/3/07
yellow diamondEmail lottery: Have you entered my tenth anniversary email lottery yet? - 4/3/07
yellow diamondAll in a day's work: Brushcutter at Girdwood - 4/2/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Snowy Fairbanks depot - 4/2/07
yellow diamondVideo: Seven clips from the last run of Rotary #3 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) - 4/1/07
yellow diamondIn remembrance: John Henderson - 3/31/07
yellow diamondRosters: From eBay to your monitor - #1803, six F7s, passenger car #5403 and a freshly painted #2001 (at bottom of page) - 3/31/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: DPU on a coal train - 3/26/07
yellow diamondNews: Trespassing - 3/24/07
yellow diamondStories: Virginia Gray qualifies as a hostler - 3/21/06
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: P-30 in the Anchorage yard - 3/19/07
yellow diamondNews: City preparing to change traffic flow as part of railroad deal - 3/16/07
yellow diamondStories: Virginia Gray's latest journal entry - 3/14/06
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A pair of winter pix from Dan Spiker - 3/12/07
yellow diamondHistorical: Russ Blood has been a very busy boy. Here are ten more photos of operations in Valdez - 3/9/07
yellow diamondCreations: Alden West sent us the latest photos of his layout in progress - 3/9/07
yellow diamondCreations: Harold Emerick has put together a very nice looking set of abi hoppers and locomotive MP15 #1553 - 3/9/07
yellow diamondClassified Ads: Prodigy DCC Digital Command Control System by MRC - 3/8/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: A shot of the passenger train at Seward - 3/5/07
yellow diamondNews: State says no to herbicide use along Alaska Railroad's tracks - 3/4/07
yellow diamondNews: Great Alaska Ski Train - 3/2/07
yellow diamondNews: State blocks Alaska Railroad from spraying herbicides - 3/1/07
yellow diamondNews: State blocks Alaska Railroad from spraying herbicides - 2/27/07
yellow diamondNews: Rondy railroad exhibit celebrates 16 years - 2/27/07
yellow diamondPicture of the week: Loading up them buses! - 2/26/07
yellow diamondHistorical: John Henderson adds some more information on the DHHS Clinic Car - 2/23/07
yellow diamondNews: Assembly challenges Army railroad project - 2/23/07
yellow diamondRosters: Three slides purchased via eBay - #1551 in fresh paint (at bottom of page), #1508 and four GP49s - 2/19/07
yellow diamondPicture of the week: Cow dog - 2/19/07
yellow diamondNews: Mining potential could justify Alaska-Canada rail link - 2/18/07
yellow diamondOther Roadnames: Mark Earnest adds (at the bottom of each page) of one boxcar, two containers and two gondolas - 2/14/07
yellow diamondCreations: Alden West's N scale layout - 2/14/07
yellow diamondHistorical: Don Marenzi adds some more information on the DHHS Clinic Car - 2/14/07
yellow diamondStories: Virginia Gray's latest journal entry - 2/14/06
yellow diamondPicture of the week: Freight in Fairbanks - 2/12/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad plans trouble Nenana - 2/11/07
yellow diamondHistorical: Started a section on the1947-1954 Alaska Railroad DHHS Clinic Car. Feel free to send me any info that you can add to this. - 2/8/07
yellow diamondVideo: Steve Katkus provides four videos via YouTube (found at bottom of the page) - 2/8/07
yellow diamondNews: Surplus locomotive update - 2/8/07
yellow diamondPicture of the week: Tank car gets schwacked - 2/5/07
yellow diamondNews: Overhaul window short - 2/4/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad slated to spend $100 million in 2007 - 2/4/07
yellow diamondStories: Virginia Gray's latest journal entry - 2/1/07
yellow diamondNews: Railroad realignment proving costly - 2/1/07
yellow diamondRosters: I'm thinking about doing a direct deposit of my paycheck to eBay. My latest acquisitions for you are #1506, #1808, #1818, #2501 in the Portage siding, #3015 at the Anchorage depot, P-6 in Amtrak paint and tank car #9048 - 1/30/07
yellow diamondCreations: Mike Ferguson created a switcher for his Usibelli Coal mine operatins - 1/29/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Three sold GP49s on their way to CEECO - 1/29/07
yellow diamondRosters: Two new photos for you - Numbers 1072 and 1078 with Whittier freight #23 and Number 1070 and "Aurora" #6 - 1/27/07
yellow diamondHistorical: I've added years 1960, 1961 and 1962 of Railbelt Reporters - 1/25/07
yellow diamondLinks: Added a link for Richard Elgenson's story, "Aboard Holland America McKinley Explorer Ultra Dome Cars ride" - 1/22/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: To kick off a new section I have just posted on auto carriers, here is Darrell Sawyer's photo of ARCX 5022 in West Seattle, May 1993 - 1/22/07
yellow diamondOther Roadnames: Mark Earnest adds (at the bottom of each page) of two hoppers, one flatcar, five tank cars, one boxcar, one container and one gondola - 1/17/07
yellow diamondHistorical: I've added years 1963, 1964 and 1965 of Railbelt Reporters - 1/17/07
yellow diamondRosters: Here are three of my latest eBay purchases for you; #1605, #1808 and #1530 - 1/16/07
yellow diamondNews: Rail projects open for public review - 1/6/07
yellow diamondModeling: Added seven roof shots of P32 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) to the "prototype photos" section - 1/15/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Minus 10 degrees in Anchorage - 1/15/07
yellow diamondRosters: Even though there is over a thousand photos in the rosters section, I figured there was room for a few more. Here are some MOW shots: Kershaw tie handlers/cranes, Fairmont tamper, fuel tank on a trailer, Racine Anchor Spreader, Nordco rail lifter, Racine anchor squeezer and TR-10. Thanks goes to Tom Hatfield for providing the commentary. - 1/13/07
yellow diamondNews: GP49s heading to Whittier - 1/12/07
yellow diamondNews: Train car installation - 1/10/07
yellow diamondNews: Afognak Corp. has agreement to buy into Canada firm's coal mining leases - 1/10/07
yellow diamondNews: Binkley named a railroad director - 1/8/07
yellow diamondNews: ARRC to Hold Capital Project Open Houses - 1/8/07
yellow diamondNews: Alaska Railroad Corporation Awarded Top Honors from Mat-Su CVB - 1/8/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Blizzard in Whittier - 1/8/07
yellow diamondNews: Whittier snowfall stats - 1/3/07
yellow diamondStories: After working on my Alaska Railroad November 2006 trip journal for almost two months, it is finally ready for you to enjoy! - 1/1/07
yellow diamondHall of Fame: The 2006 inductees to John's Alaska Railroad Web Page Hall of Fame are Mark Earnest, Matt Leistico, Stewart Sterling, Andy Tejral and Dave Tempest. Congrats to all!- 1/1/07
yellow diamondNews: Happy New Year! - 1/1/07
yellow diamondPicture of the Week: Bicentennial locomotives! - 1/1/07

 

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