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ARR 1500 |
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Alaska RR 1500, an F7A, is on display at the Alaska Museum of Transportation in Wasilla, Alaska. The unit appeared in the movie Runaway Train, and was built in 1952, one of 4 F7As ARR bought new that year. Behind it are several ARR coaches, and just out of frame to the right is ARR 1000, an RS1 rebuilt with a unique low short hood. |
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6/16/2011 Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:11:08 PM |
| Location: |
Wasilla, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
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ARR 1500(F7A) |
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| Title: |
ARR 1000 |
| Description: |
ARR 1000s chopped short hood was unique to this unit and its sister unit 1001. Some other units had chopped noses, but their chopped hoods appear to be taller than the one on 1000. |
| Photo Date: |
6/16/2011 Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:11:58 PM |
| Location: |
Wasilla, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
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ARR 1000(RS1) |
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| Title: |
ARR 1666 |
| Description: |
Alaska Railroad 1666 was built in 1915, and is one of several cars on display at the Museum of Alaskan Transportation and Industry's facility in Wasilla, Alaska. The tank car is stenciled for waste oil only. In the background is ARR flatcar 2827, and one of several troop sleepers the railroad aquired from the Army after WW2. |
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6/16/2011 Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:13:33 PM |
| Location: |
Wasilla, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
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Roster,RollingStock,Yard |
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| Title: |
ARR LC-56 |
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Alaska Railroad crane LC-56 has been at the museum for over a decade at the time of this image. It appears to be a 120 ton Brownhoist design. Next to it is crane tender 31, amd behind them is a line of troop sleepers, including ARR K-603 |
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6/16/2011 Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:15:29 PM |
| Location: |
Wasilla, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
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RollingStock,Yard |
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| Title: |
Hi-Railer and MRS1 |
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Some of the odd equipment the museum owns are showcased here. The bus is the Chitina Auto Railer, a small bus equipped with hi-rail capabilities. The motor speeder is one of several owned by the museum in various states of completion. Above the hood of the Auto Railer is ARR 1718, the only remaining MRS-1 that the ARR bought from the Army. Just visible on the far right is the cab of an ex-Air Force diesel switcher. |
| Photo Date: |
6/16/2011 Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:16:32 PM |
| Location: |
Wasilla, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
ARR 1718(MRS1) |
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ARR Mainline |
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From Anchorage to Portage, the Alaska Railroad mainline runs southeast, following Alaska Highway 1 and the coast. Here, near Girdwood, the line is situated between the highway and the water, the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet. In portage, the line turns inland and splits towards Seward and Whittier. |
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6/17/2011 Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:17:44 PM |
| Location: |
Indian, AK |
| Author: |
K. Connor |
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Scenic,Track |
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| Title: |
ARR 3014 |
| Description: |
GP40-2 3014 peeks out from behind a bush in Seward. It is the second unit on a passenger train just entering town, led by SD70MAC 4326. 3014 was purchased new from EMD in 1978, and was repainted into the early 2000s when it was rebuilt with HEP equipment. As of 2019, It still has the l-shaped window on the engineers side it was delivered with. |
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6/18/2011 Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:25:38 PM |
| Location: |
Seward, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ARR 3014(GP40-2) ARR 4326(SD70MAC) |
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| Title: |
Nenana Station |
| Description: |
Most of the rail infrastructure in Nenana is visible here. The image was taken facing east, so the small railyard is out of sight. The mainline comes in from Healy, a town south of here, before turning east and passing under the George Parks Highway. In the bottom right is the two-story depot and the main line. The tracks then turn back south, and then, while climbing a grade, turn 180 degrees, and continues north over the 700 foot Mears Memorial Bridge. This is my 100th picture on the site. |
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6/22/2011 Upload Date: 2/21/2021 9:41:52 PM |
| Location: |
Nenana, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
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Scenic,Bridge,Station,Track |
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| Title: |
Mears Memorial Bridge |
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The 700 foot Mears Memorial Bridge was completed in 1923, and was the longest Truss span in the US. As of 1999, it was still the longest span in Alaska, annd the 3rd longest simple truss bridge in North America. In one of his last appearances before his death, President Warren G. Harding traveled to Alaska to drive the ceremonial last spike at the north (left in this picture) end of the bridge on July 15, 1923. The bridge was named after an army Colonel by the name of Frederick Mears, wh would later go on to b a project manager during the construction of the second Cascade Tunnel in Stevens Pass, Washington. |
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6/22/2011 Upload Date: 2/21/2021 9:43:09 PM |
| Location: |
Nenana, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
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Scenic,Bridge |
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| Title: |
Pioneer Park Model Railroad |
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Pioneer Park in Fairbanks has a model railroad depicting Alaska in the early 20th century. As the northern terminus of the ARR, Fairbanks existence was partly due to the railroads. The train in the foreground is approaching a bridge similar to the Mears Memorial Bridge in Nenana. |
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6/26/2011 Upload Date: 2/21/2021 9:47:40 PM |
| Location: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
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Model,Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
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| Title: |
ARR 4328 |
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Alaska Railroad 4328 leads a passenger train into Anchorage. The 4328 is one of 28 SD70MACs the railroad bought new in 1999, 2000, 2004, and 2007. The railroad numbered the 16 in the 1999-2000 batch in the 4001-4016 range, and numbered the 12 in the 2004-2007 batch in the 4317-4328 range. 4328 is the newest of the SD70MACs, and was built in 2007. |
| Photo Date: |
7/2/2011 Upload Date: 2/21/2021 9:52:21 PM |
| Location: |
Anchorage, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
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ARR 4328(SD70MAC) |
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| Title: |
ARR 4319 |
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ARR 4319 sits at the station in Anchorage with its passenger train. This SD70MAC, as well as 4324 behind it, are numbered in the 4300 series, meaning they are in the second batch of SD70s the railroad ordered, being delivered in 2004 and 2007. |
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7/2/2011 Upload Date: 2/21/2021 9:57:18 PM |
| Location: |
Anchorage, AK |
| Author: |
K. Connor |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
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ARR 4319(SD70MAC) ARR 4324(SD70MAC) |
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| Title: |
Passenger Train at Anchorage |
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SD70MACs 4319 and 4324 lead their passenger train through Anchorage. Alaska Railroad operates extra tourist trains during the summer months, and today they have placed two of their newest diesels on this train. The tank cars in the background are destined for ships going to and from Seattle and other west coast ports. |
| Photo Date: |
7/2/2011 Upload Date: 2/21/2021 10:00:48 PM |
| Location: |
Anchorage, AK |
| Author: |
A. Connor |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ARR 4319(SD70MAC) ARR 4324(SD70MAC) |
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| Title: |
ARR 4320 |
| Description: |
Alaska Railroad 4320 waits in the siding with a passenger train as our train passes. ARR uses a combination of bi-level and single level cars on their trains, usually using the bi-levels for the sightseeing trips during the summer, and the single levels are used for the regular passenger trains that traverse the system. Alaska is one of the few places where passenger trains still play a key role in the lives of people. This part of the line runs along Turnagain Arm from Anchorage to Portage, where our train will take the Whittier Branch into Whittier. |
| Photo Date: |
7/3/2011 Upload Date: 2/21/2021 10:04:28 PM |
| Location: |
Indian, AK |
| Author: |
Lucas Connor |
| Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ARR 4320(SD70MAC) |
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