July 17th Fairbanks to Wasilla I started my morning heading down to the depot to see the layout and hopefully meet some fellow ARR modelers. Just as I was...
In a message dated 8/8/2006 6:33:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, paulpatine@... writes: My next shot was at Million Dollar curve and I got a few in the...
You guessed it ! North of Denali and just before Moody Tunnel; I think the curve is also part of Moody Tunnel but not certain. Mike carolv2424@... wrote: ...
Please forgive me as I don't normally try to push for sale stuff, however from the sound of it, this could be a real benefit to ARR modelers. I have been in...
Anchorage-Fairbanks trains back on track By KATIE PESZNECKER Anchorage Daily News Published: August 10, 2006 Last Modified: August 10, 2006 at 11:50 AM Alaska...
Hi Paul- Thank you for sharing your experiences with the group. Very enjoyable read!! The reports, and the recent ARR service disruption mentioning 4 freight...
I think the ARR pads the arrival schedule, in case of any delays, like weather, especially in the winter months. The freight comes off and then they start the...
I manage the BNSF intermodal facility in Kansas City and have had an interest particularly in all things intermodal for quite some time so I enjoy looking at ...
Tuesday, July 18th. I checked out of the Wasilla hotel in the morning hoping I would be able to catch the southbound freight. I waited around a bit and caught...
Paul, Thanks so much for sharing your ARR trip reports. I learned some insight as to current operations. Your adventure at rail fanning the ARR is something...
Paul Duncan and Group Thank you Paul Duncan for your excellent trip reports on the ARR system. I have copied them all into my personal history of RR ...
Thursday, July 20th I set the alarm early and headed out to Eklutna to wait for the southbound freight. The dispatcher told him they would be meeting the...
Wednesday, July 19th I wanted to focus a day on taking some industry and yard shots. I woke up and heard a gravel train coming into one of the dump sites south...
Friday, July 21st. The one disappointment from the trip was that I never did see a Seward coal train. I wanted to see the line though before I headed home so I...
Saturday, July 22nd. The Alaska Railroad went out with a bang on my final day in Alaska. I checked out of the hotel early on Saturday morning and headed down...
When you see the 5 MSE cars alone with an engine, that is on Saturdays and Mondays. That is the DEX I is hauling cruise ship passengers from Whittier-Denali...
John Coombs site has reported that the venerable F/B unit #1503 has left Alaska for Seattle, on route to Colorado. I now have a fairly good view from my office...
As I suspected, the ARR F7/B #1503 came in on the Alaska Marine Line (AML) barge, yesterday. At 10am today, I saw it unloaded and attached to a UP engine with ...
Pentrex is making their ARR video available on DVD, and it's on sale till Tuesday. see www.pentrex.com The video is on sale as well. This tape was shot in...
I just finished watching the "America's Scenic Rail Journeys: The Great Alaska Train Adventure" DVD (courtesy of Netflix). Wow. I was impressed. While it's...
Just curious as to why there have been several posts on Train Orders (and probably other venues) about the washouts of the railroad between Talkeetna and...
Hello, An happy tuesday to all of you from east of France. One friend of mine is doing a model locomotive for his garden. He wants to paint it in gold and blue...
Wow Curt, Thanks for the info! Just about perfect timing too. A few weeks ago my old VCR ate my video and I was really bummed because I thought it was out of ...
This seems to happen every year--well, this year was way worse than most, but the bad weather, rain and washouts always seem to happen in August. Lesson to...
The southbound Princess train from Denali to Whittier didn't arrive in Whittier until 9:53pm lastnight. About 4.5 hours late. I didn't see any happy people...
You will probably find most of what you're looking for here: http://www.akrr.com/IdentityGuide/ARRC_ID_Manual.pdf Don't know about the font on the side of the...
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