In the April issue of Model Railroader there was an article about a Great Lakes coal pier. Now my question is how is the unloading of coal done in Seward? Is...
The hours for the open house are 11 AM to 4 PM. May I invite everyone to stop by the Baggage Annex to visit the Mooselip Display Railroad and to say hello. ...
Walthers has issued another model that with a little work, is suitable for ARR. This one is their Pullman Standard double deck commuter coach (932-6250). It...
Suneel (sp) Corp has an unloader/stacker/loader system with conveyor belts to load ships in Seward. Check John's Alaska Railroad Pages and I believe you...
I'm going to be in Anchorage May 13, 1,4 & 15 and was wondering if there was any time of day best for photographing trains in and out of the downtown depot....
Hi Jeff If you would like to get together for one of the days and make a day of it, I would be happy to see what we might be able to set-up. What part of the...
If anyone as been on ebay lately you will see that ELS Trains is selling HO Scale decal of the 75th Anniv Decal. The idea was my undertaking and hired ELS...
Hi there, The 2005 and a baggage car wore the 75th anniversary decal. I don't know if they put it on anything else. They still might be wearing the decal...
... I believe at least the baggage car was still wearing it when I visited Alaska in September. I thought about taking a photo of it, but remembered I already...
-I know that there were other passenger cars that wore the 75th Anniversary decal. I just got Randy's 2004 Calender and you can see a coach , but number is not...
--The baggage cars that wore the 75th Anniv decal were the #101( old Scheme),# 110 and the #111(both new paint scheme). Also the Diner #100 in the new paint...
Hi All, If anyone is interested and has about $500, there is a Northern Pacific 2-8-2 on Ebay (#3130852089). This is a W-1 class locomotive. As far as I can...
BOB, CONGRATULATIONS. Can you take some pictures of the model and post them with John Combs for the modeling section. Many of us would like to know who...
I apologise if I have missed a previous discussion Do ARR have any problems with passengers taking pictures of the trains before or after riding them or of...
Do ARR ever operate more than 2 4000s in the same locomotive consist or is this not allowed. Also is there a maximum number of GPs can be in the same consist?...
Do ARR ever operate more than 2 4000s in the same locomotive consist or is this not allowed. Also is there a maximum number of GPs can be in the same consist?...
This message is for local Anchorage and Mat Valley area RR fans. Several of our regular Museum Volunteers are unavailable this coming Saturday, May 17th....
I believe the coal train did operate with 3 MAC's, as ARR was trying to believe the EMD salesman on a 2 for 1 reduction. However, train speeds did drop. Same...
Sorry, I was trying to post a message and it disappeared on me so I am not sure it it will turn up or not in the Groups messages. I was trying to find out if...
I caught a glimpse of the Airport train this afternoon... it was at the junction of the airport spur and the main line, waiting for a gravel train to...
Yesterday's train ran with the 3013 on one end and the 3009 on the other. There's 4 coaches and 1 bi-level. I didn't look at the car numbers, but they are...
Harold, I know I've got a picture, but P-7 was basically in Amtrak paint, except that for the Amtrak stripe was painted over in blue. Untill I find it, the...
Harold, I will concur with Curt on P-7. I do not have a photo of the end but on F and E units it was normal to wrap the strip around the corner to just cover...
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