I was out taking photos of a coal train yesterday. I forgot to check the Exposure setting on the camera. I checked and set everything else. When I got home...
Few few weeks ago John posted on his website that the Denali was almost done being refurbished and on its way back to Alaska. Has anyone heard any update as to...
Groups I will be heading out of the area until 11 Nov for some well deserved rest and relaxation. I will attempt to answer emails to me, but it may not be ...
... http://www.trainweb.org/ultradomes — History and rosters of the modern dome cars built by Colorado Railcar. ... http://www.trainweb.org/greengoats —...
Marty, Don't know if Agnes let you know but I will have the pleasure of riding south with John Combs, a real treat to finally meet the individual behind the...
... Billy, I guess I'm not following you. I tested the links directly from the post once I read yours, and they opened in a new window. All I had to do to get...
Worked fine for me. I simply clicked on the "back" button to get return to the Yahoo page. Barry Miller ... post once I read yours, and ... was close the...
As Jody knows, I have been a frequent visitor to his site for quite some time now, and include a number of links to his site throughout my Passenger Car Photo...
I suspect that if anything is Bastard it would be the browser for the one person who had the problem. Not trying to be mean... just stating a fact. ... Could...
Alaska Marine Lines brings containers into Whittier and Anchorage by ship. I saw flats spotted into the dock in Anchorage when I was up there. Does most ...
I don't know what's deramped in Anchorage, but my memory is that about 25 or so cars gets taken to Alaska Marine Lines out on the Fairbanks airport branch each...
Anyone know the current whereabouts of the Denali? I've got a binocular view of the AML loading barges in Seattle, but have not been able to see it loaded....
... The University of Alaska powerplant (just west of the Fairbanks freight yard) also receives coal by rail. It's a much smaller customer than Eielson and the...
Ft Wainwright power plant recieves coal by rail, with 2 stub end tracks next to the plant. I think the electrical generation capacity is 20Mw, and the plant...
<snip> from Paul Duncan Also, some coal questions. Fairbanks has a coal fired power plant, as does Eielson. Besides these two, are there any other coal...
In summer, I seem to recall four Fairbanks coal trains ("coal turns"-- they turn back the same day, usually) operating each week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and...
Elmendorf's old central heating plant was ripped out - and was gas fired. All building heat on Elmendorf, and Ft Rich next door is now provided by individual...
2 nights ago when I hostled some stack train power into Stacy yard, I noticed it sitting safely on the Cab Track. Seems to be the new choice now that KSS is...
Back in the late 1970's the summer Usibelli coal turn ran 2-3 times a week. This job also did any local work at Nenana spotting the docks and at North Nenana...
Stuff is pretty much the same today as what Jason explained. As far as doubling the hill to Seward with the export coal (which was the Hyundai Korean contract...
A few weeks ago the Seward Coal had 3 engines on the front and 1 on the rear. It sounded cool when climbing the Divide Hill. They charged up the hill with...
At Stacy Yard as of 08:00/19. I'm in the process of transferring to Seattle for the BNSF and decided to drive around a bit last night. I pulled up to Stacy ...