Since it's been over a weeks without a posting, I'll mention that today's Sunday edition of the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, had an article in its magazine...
ARR caboose 1776 update. Located in Eagle River, AK, going to be used as a coffee stand. Mostly stripped and in bad shape. What was not taken is laying...
Several web sites are saying that Intermountain has announced an FP7A at the NMRA convention. Hopefully they will do the roadnames in alphabetical order! How...
Several web sites are saying that Intermountain has announced an FP7A at the NMRA convention. Hopefully they will do the roadnames in alphabetical order! How...
Announcement from athearn on their web site... F7A and F7B in the new Alaska Railroad blue and yellow scheme, units are advertised to have windshields and...
On a recent visit to the Alaska capital building I saw an Alaska Railway Commission Poster which had a recent year printed on it making me think it is an...
Hi, as I stated in a previous e-mail to you on another group: I am guessing that you were looking at one of the posters that the Alaska Railroad prints up each...
I don't know if folks are still looking for the GP49 models, but this company still has some. Discounted too. Curt Fortenberry (the link may get chopped in...
The Alaska RR seems to have had more problems this year with illegal train riders. Last week 4 persons were caught riding in a locomotive in a Fairbanks bound...
For several years I have been collecting images of Alaska RR steam and placing them in a time line with the intention of creating a history for each...
Pat, I have no personal use for the decal sets you spoke of, but commend you and those you mentioned for making the effort so others can enjoy modeling the ARR...
In the 1960's and 1970's The Moose Gooser was published monthly by the Alaska Yukon Chapter, National Railway Historical Society Inc. edited by Bill Thomasson...
Sorry off subject, but I got a fraudulent e-mail in my Yahoo mail today, and I want to pass the warning along. The message is supposedly from USBank, asking...
To modelers on the list. I have 15 extra MV lenses Clear size L-173 They usually sell for a dollar each. Will trade 2 for one for MV lenses in .180 .185...
John and anonymous railfan, The Whittier branch is the origin/termination of all the foreign line cars on the ARR. I could swear I've seen a yard layout of...
In a message dated 08/15/2004 1:41:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, bushwi@... writes: http://www.alaskarails.org/maps/ARR-maps.html Great Web site...Is...
When it rains it pours.... Would you believe *another* ALaska RR wide vision caboose? http://www.athearn.com/0804/WV_Caboose_0804.jpg This time is is #1088. I...
Where are the black painted GP40-2's. I have not seen very many if any at all around Anchorage in the past few months? Did they go to the scraps after the...
The only black ones are 3001-3008. There out there somewhere, they are not scrapped. There's usually some on the Whittier freights every week. ... if ... to...
We get them here in Fairbanks as well. 3001-8 are the only ones in black now, but originally 3009, 3010, and 3011, were delivered in black. Some may be stored...
Jason, thank you for educating a Californian on the ARR operations. Jeff -- In arrrailfans@yahoogroups.com, "jdkuehn80127" <jdkuehn@h...> ... line cars on the...
... if ... to ... A snapshot in time - as of August 25th 4:18 a.m. here is where they all are: 3001 Fbks 3002 Whtr working barges 3003 Anch 3004 Fbks 3005...
3006 has a blown engine and has not run for over a year? ... From: "alaskarailroad" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> To: <arrrailfans@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
I knew the 3005 was down with a cracked block, don't know it the 3006 is dead or not. The 3005 was repaired and is back on the road. ... many ... go ... they...
My mistake It was 3005 that I saw stored in Anchorage a year ago, not 06 ... From: "andikrol" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> To: <arrrailfans@yahoogroups.com> ...
Jeff, The best diagram of the Whittier rail yard is on the ARR website: www.alaskarailroad.com/PROJECTS/documents/WhittierProjects_006.pdf The Begich and...
Are there any plans on naming the 4300 series SD70MAC's like the 4000 series were named? If the ARR is taking suggestions? Maybe they could honour the...
... 4000 series ... Yes, but they are being very tight-lipped about it. I think they should name them after Alaska Railroad railfans! :-) John Combs Dayton, OH...
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