I just read in the latest issue of Trains that the ARR has leased the Montana Rockies Daylight train to use on the Glacier Discovery trains this year. How did...
That I know of, these cars are not in Alaska. There was some talk on this over at another forum, I don't remember which one. The cars went else where on...
I ended up having to work a health fair in Wasilla on Saturday so I didn't make it to the open house. Were the new double-deck coaches on display? If so, can...
... John's site didn't get scooped. It was posted as a rumor in the news section at least a month ago. I heard about it about the same time, but the last I ...
... Last I heard from folks around MRL is that the cars are heading to Alaska in two sets starting either this week or next week. If I hear of any movement,...
I do not know if this has been posted at all, but Google has a new map page. The best part of it is, that they have a satellite image of alot of major cities...
I do not know if this has been posted at all, but Google has a new map page. The best part of it is, that they have a satellite image of alot of major cities...
... Now who are you gonna trust, Trains Magazine or me? LOL Actually, you gotta remember that ARRC sometimes changes directions like the blowing wind. The...
... When Google announced this several weeks ago, I did the same thing. And like you, I discovered that Anchorage looks good, but elsewhere is either missing...
In a message dated 5/4/2005 9:11:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: http://www.alaskarails.org/sf/satellite-photos/index.html I...
As has already been posted, The Alaska Railroad will be hosting their Annual Open House in Fairbanks on Saturday, April 30th. The hours will be 11 AM to 4 PM....
... And like you, I ... missing or very low ... rounded up my favs a while ago ... In these post 9/11 days ... John, If you use the "Urban areas" tab on the...
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... Nelson, That is so awesome! I sure wish it covered more area than just Anchorage. Thanks! John...
It'll start to cover more as time goes on, Google uses (i think) a company called space imaging that owns satellites that individuals can buy photos of (fill...
Word from Montana is that the passenger cars formerly used for Montana Rockies Rail Tours are beginning to move towards Alaska. There will be three groups...
Just a note to say that I have decided to sell off a bunch of my ARR slides that I took from 1980 to 1984. They are mostly roster shots but I will put up a few...
The ARR will be displaying thier new double-deck Gold Star coaches from 9am-4pm tomorrow (Friday) at the Anchorage depot. Unfortunately, they chose to do this...
It appears that then next two sets of cars are heading to Seattle as one move in the next couple days. A westbound manifest on the MRL will pick up four cars...
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Good Afternoon, A couple of weeks ago at the ARRC Open House in Fairbanks one of the TVRR members brought in an HO Scale version of these cars. He stated that...
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Good Morning, By the way I forgot to mention that on Thursday Eielson sent 8 empty petroleum cars out from the base. From what the locals tell me this is a...
Hi, If the tank cars are a rarity now, then they must receive most of their fuel by pipeline now. When I was stationed there in the early seventies we ...
I believe some fuel is piped in or trucked in, and the only fuel to come by rail is JP8. I wonder if this is refined at North Pole or brought in from the...
Not foresure if the fuel is made in North Pole, but I meet the northbound train the other day and meet the southbound train this afternoon with about 20+ cars...